A while ago we commissioned the musician and writer, Simon Bonney (Crime & the City Solution), to create the next edition of our Human Letter, which soon grew into something else entirely. Together with our Foundation, Simon developed a new extensive project on the effects of censorship - both state and non-state - on artists in the 21st century and today we are incredibly proud to finally present:
Freedom of expression, censorship & the arts
A central pillar of this project will be a series of conversational interviews with artists, journalists, and media industry professionals, the aim of which will be to unpack the effect of actual or potential censorship (including criminal prosecution) on their art and writings and to look at ways that artists can mitigate these risks (in whatever form) while maintaining their freedom of expression. The first selection of these conversations is out now, with more essays and interviews to follow in the coming months.
Freedom of expression, censorship & the arts also aims to nurture the development of a safe and supportive multi-disciplinary forum for artists and writers to meet and exchange ideas with each other about censorship issues. The project has only just begun, with several artist interviews still to be published and a view to open the conversation to more people who would like to contribute in the long term.
We therefore warmly welcome you to dive into our new project, which is now available on our website 🧡
If you have thoughts about this project or if you have experienced censorship yourself, we would love to hear from you! Please feel free to reach out to us via info@miller-zillmer.foundation

A while ago we commissioned the musician and writer, Simon Bonney (Crime & the City Solution), to create the next edition of our Human Letter, which soon grew into something else entirely. Together with our Foundation, Simon developed a new extensive project on the effects of censorship - both state and non-state - on artists in the 21st century and today we are incredibly proud to finally present:
Freedom of expression, censorship & the arts
A central pillar of this project will be a series of conversational interviews with artists, journalists, and media industry professionals, the aim of which will be to unpack the effect of actual or potential censorship (including criminal prosecution) on their art and writings and to look at ways that artists can mitigate these risks (in whatever form) while maintaining their freedom of expression. The first selection of these conversations is out now, with more essays and interviews to follow in the coming months.
Freedom of expression, censorship & the arts also aims to nurture the development of a safe and supportive multi-disciplinary forum for artists and writers to meet and exchange ideas with each other about censorship issues. The project has only just begun, with several artist interviews still to be published and a view to open the conversation to more people who would like to contribute in the long term.
We therefore warmly welcome you to dive into our new project, which is now available on our website 🧡
If you have thoughts about this project or if you have experienced censorship yourself, we would love to hear from you! Please feel free to reach out to us via info@miller-zillmer.foundation
