The Stranger photographic series by Arteh Odjidja is a portrait based project, showcasing the inspirational stories of young migrants and refugees from all parts of the world. It offers young people the opportunity to share their individual experiences of leaving their country of birth and all that they’ve known, to discover new purpose and opportunities […]
Photo: Arteh Odjidja Dima Karout is a visual artist and an art educator based in London. In her research, artwork and classes she advocates for socially engaged art. “I work with mixed media and I create images, texts and installations,” Dima explains. “In my projects, I focus on subjects related to the evolution of identity […]
Henna Asikainen is a mixed-media artist born in Joensuu, Finland. She uses different mediums to explore issues concerned with nature and the environment. Her work contributes to the debates around complex ecological issues and explores the poetics of our fundamental relationship with the world around us. She also examines the aesthetic value of nature and […]
Isabel Lima is a Newcastle-upon-Tyne-based artist whose most recent work titled Gresham’s Wooden Horse aims to brings together disparate communities living in Gresham, central Middlesbrough. The project is inspired by the ancient Greek story of the Trojan Horse, built by Greek soldiers as a means of infiltrating and taking control of the city of Troy. […]
By Steph Goodger. The Twilight Kingdom is series of seven paintings, all oil paint on canvas, made by me in 2017. The series was inspired by the last few weeks in the life of the refugee and migrant camp at Calais, the Jungle. Signed, limited edition, archival quality, giclée (digital) prints of the seven paintings, […]
Gil Mualem Doron is an artist of boundary blurring and the challenging of signs that purport to construct the landscape of civil meanings. His work is multidisciplinary, socially engaged, activist and political, and combines research on art, architecture and urban culture. His artistic activities integrate various media, from drawing and photography to installations and performances, […]
Pod Collective, founded by Emily Hayes and Anna White, brings together arts practitioners who are committed to creating in-depth cohesive projects with vulnerable and often marginalised groups that have limited access to arts and culture. By using a diverse range of art skills including printing, photography, craft and embroidery, Pod Collective enables participants to learn […]
An interview with bass player and composer Michael Cretu. What led you to become a musician? I come from a 300 year-old musicians family from Transylvania. My great great grandfather was the violinist of the city of Braila, my grandfather a double bassist, my uncle a double bassist and composer (considered the father of Romanian […]
