Issue No. 9 of MASCULAR Magazine is dedicated to Play. We have asked artists from around the world to consider play as a theme in their work, lives, and the arts. Fundamental to how we learn to engage with the world around us, play forms our earliest and our most recent experiences. In a special way, it is the structure on which we build our lives.

The word Play has so many meanings and can be used in a variety of contexts. Not all play is technically fun or even positive. Whether on a field, a stage, in bed, or a studio, we all need to play.