Category: art & culture
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Artist Spotlight: Tom Camp
Illustration is a massive love of ours, so who better to kickstart our artist spotlight with than illustrator and pro screen printer Tom Camp. Tom studied illustration at the Norwich School of Art, and went on to work as a commercial screen printer in London before moving to Nottingham. We speak to Tom about his…
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The Last Black Man in San Francisco: a love letter to the city
A tale of friendship, racial gentrification and false illusions, The Last Black Man in San Francisco is a socially apt case study on the cities plagued with crumbling culture as the white middle class buy up property, taking ownership of diverse cities for themselves. The film is centered on Jimmie and his friend Montgomery,…
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Outline: The human phenomenon
The first instalment in Rachel Cusk’s Outline trilogy, begins with the main character, Faye, taking a plane journey to Athens to teach a writing course in the midst of summer . And what may seem to be a fairly ordinary story, takes off into a whirl of strangeness. Throughout her outings in Athens she meets…
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Parasite: The class epidemic
Parasite follows the Kim family, struggling to survive in their sub basement apartment. An unexpected visitor, Min-hyuk, an old friend of Ki-Woo’s, suggests he poses as a university student to take his position as tutor for the wealthy Park family’s daughter whilst he is away studying abroad. During this encounter Min-hyuk gifts the Kim family…
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Home
Home, a four letter word, home, something outside of a physical context— there is no direct phrase for “going home” in German, there is “gehen nach Hause” or “gehen zu Hause”, both meaning something like “going to house” but it’s more abstract than that, because lately I’ve been nach Hause gegangen to see you with…
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10 Questions with Lindsey Chambley
We’re back with our 10 Questions with series. This time around we spoke to up and coming photographer Lindsey Chambley. Photography, especially film, is having a bit of a renaissance. Lindsey shares with us her thoughts on the importance of photography culturally, how to stay inspired, and some great tips for beginners. Q1. What’s a…
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* Collage project 2 *
Once again those dark winter nights are stealing our joy and creativity. So we present you with an easy fix to get those creative juices flowing once again. Digital collage. No messy glue or awkward cutting of funny shapes. Of course if you want to be traditional feel free to print out our array of…
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British Bombs: The antiwar anthem of a generation
British bombs is the new politically charged antiwar song by indie kid Declan McKenna, tackling Britains role in the Yemen crisis. The song questions Britains sales of arms to Saudi Arabia, and its involvement in a war that Unicef describes as causing “the largest humanitarian crisis in the world”. “And we’ll remember the dead, so…
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10 Questions with A.D. Wells
For the next instalment of our 10 Questions with feature, we speak to emerging Brooklyn artist A.D. Wells about his new record,The West Hollywood Broken Hearts Club. We discuss whether streaming platforms allow emerging artists a fighting chance at breaking into the industry, inspiration for the record, and the power of social media. Who are…
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10 Questions with Avery Grimshaw
Graphic design is part of daily living. In a capitalist world the easiest way for companies to communicate and sell to us is through the visual world of graphic design. We spoke to Avery Grimshaw about breaking into the industry, approaching work, and his creative process. Have you always been a creative mind? I think…
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