This special issue is the first part of In Media Res's ongoing series "Montage/Composite/Exchange." This edition presents four brief articles by Domietta Torlasco, Peter Szendy, Eugenie Brinkema, and Meghan Sutherland. The second part will be published on the week of April 29 and will feature contributions from Dudley Andrew, Adrian Martin, Ryan Conrath, Sean Cubitt, Anna Shechtman, and Navid Darvishzadeh. The series is organized by Jordan Chrietzberg and co-edited by Navid Darvishzadeh.