Conflict is often framed as a disruption—violent, chaotic, or divisive. Yet across history, it has also been a generative force: sharpening inquiry, inspiring resistance, and catalyzing transformative change. In times of war, ecological crisis, cultural fracture, and technological upheaval, artists, scientists, and technologists alike engage with conflict not only to document or critique it but also to reimagine what futures are possible.

We welcome articles that touch on (but limited to) these areas of inquiry:  

• Conflict as both a subject and a method.
• Investigations of the aesthetic, ethical, ecological, and epistemological dimensions of conflict—across scales and systems.
• Experimental research, critical reflections, speculative propositions, and collaborative practices that illuminate how creative inquiry navigates tension, wrestles with contradiction, and builds through friction.

Proposals and Inquiries
Interested authors may submit manuscript proposals or inquiries to Leonardo. Manuscripts may be from 2,500 to 5,000 words.

Manuscript Submissions
For detailed instructions for manuscript and art preparation, visit Information for Journal Authors.
Completed manuscripts can be uploaded to Editorial Express.