Ahead of a screening of Beats, three artists pushing the boundaries of clubbing: Ben Bishop (inner u), Madison Moore (Opulence) and Aisha Mirza (Misery) reflect on the relevance of community, social change and club cultures. Beats captures the thumping 90s rave scene in Glasgow, a time when the free party movement was being criminalized by…
A new poetry album. 19 poets on 19 tracks. Organic soundscapes, experimental hip hop, trap and jazz-inspired beats of all kinds. Recorded in a bedroom studio last year by producer Bump Kin, it is testament to how exciting poetry currently is. Pull up a cushion and listen to the record in its entirety complimented by…
Beddow n Battini are an interdisciplinary multi-ethnic art collective fuelled by London life and whacky-wonderful ’what ifs’. Wumzum is a longtime member of the collective and london-based illustrator. Thematically he is interested in translating his life experiences, the people that he has encountered and the things that bind them together. This way of working has…
Seyi is an Architectural Designer and Maker, with a passion for creating immersive art installations that reimagine our public spaces. She hopes to transform the way we experience our urban surroundings and empower local communities through sustainable, self-build design projects. Her work uses the Arts as a tool to encourage us to make the most…
Shred-It! Collective is made up of five young creatives working across fashion, architecture, fabrication and theatre design. Their aim is to create installations that bring a bit of fun and colour to the world. They do this through creating unique, ephemeral pieces which are often evocative of marine or alien life. Their first installation was…
Natalie is always surrounded by tools and dust. Her work has been focused on inviting people in by building immersive environments. These spaces invite the viewer to participate in a temporary world, often through physical action. Natalie believes ‘Joy’ is the key to her work and more broadly, the art world too. Through joy, she…
Natasha is a creative whose work spans the immersive, the critical and the futuristic. At the heart of a lot of her work is an innate curiosity for people, the way they navigate the world and the human experience. This rests in her belief that human-centered design can help solve some of the biggest problems.…
Lois’s ethos explores how colour can have positive effects on people and places. Through her work she explores fluidity and capturing the movement of time. Instantly recognisable, her work has transcended multiple platforms and avenues whilst maintaining a unique approach to the viewing experience of shape and colour. For Brainchild she is designing the Main…
Molly is a multidisciplinary designer who works predominantly with 3D, Illustration and Surface Pattern Design. Her bold and playful style has led her to make works for a broad range of projects including creating textile designs in collaboration with K Swiss and her installation for Brainchild. Illogical Land is an immersive and interactive art installation…
Kavitha’s practice focuses on how pure formalist tools of colour and form can work coherently together to draw the attention of the public through painting, sculpture, installation and digital art. The blobfish is a very misunderstood fish. The Ugly Animal Preservation Society awarded the blobfish as the ugliest fish of the deep sea. The blobfish…