Takeover: Cig Harvey
This weekend, Harvey takes over Aesthetica’s Instagram feed, sharing images which uncover cinematic moments in the everyday.
This weekend, Harvey takes over Aesthetica’s Instagram feed, sharing images which uncover cinematic moments in the everyday.
A new programme at London’s San Mei Gallery aims to raise questions about contemporary food culture – reclaiming “ugly” fruits and vegetables.
Maia Flora creates powerful moving image about community. ‘Turban Talks’ explores questions of race and family from the artist’s front room.
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John Baloyi has a distinct aesthetic, producing portraits through a surreal Afro-centric lens. He evokes alternative views of black expression.
Christo and Jeanne-Claude are remembered for wrapping the world’s landmarks in bold fabrics. A new exhibition opens at Paris’ Centre Pompidou.
A sense of urgency is prevalent in the works of this year’s graduating students at London College of Communication. These are agents of change.
In Dan Commons’ work, red flowers, shuttered windows and urban staircases are taken out of context, asking viewers to consider the narrative.
Anna Skahill’s current work takes an interest in the intersection between relationships, memory and the family presented through a variety of media.
Kaplan Urul’s series Orange is an expression of the individual, representing turmoil explored through the body language of its subject.
Emma Dunaud is a Paris based photographer. Her work is closely linked to psychology, with a therapeutic and psychoanalytical quality.
Andrew Little is a recent BA Photography graduate for University of the Arts London: London College of Communication.
Tami Aftab is a London based Photographer. Her work touches on subjects of intimacy, performance and playfulness through portraiture.
Rachel Gordon is a Scottish photographer. Lockdown enabled her to reassess her practice, resulting in the series The Fruit & The Flies.
Qiying Feng is a BA Photography graduate from the University of the Arts: London College of Communication.
Prim Patnasiri is an artist from Bangkok, Thailand, currently based in London and working in photography, video, installation.
Phoebe Somerfield’s On Fairly Solid Ground is a contemplation of feminine presence within landscape, using post-industrial backdrops.
Taking its name from the tale The Juniper Tree, the series Red as Blood, White as Snow navigates various themes explored in European folk literature.
Maite de Orbe is a photographer whose work focuses on gender, fashion, portraiture, and nature, through surrealism and the absurd.
James Greenhalgh’s The best part of me is youis a project of discovery, delving into his own identity as a man and modern ideas of masculinity.
India Tuersley’s original 9 Lives project was interrupted due to lockdown, so instead she turned to collage to create her work.
Holly de Looze’s work documents her understanding of gender roles within domestic environments, including subjects of intimacy and performance.
Dina Patey is a photographer and artist based between London and Oslo. She is a recent graduate of BA Photography at LCC.
Byeori Sung is a creative photographer London and Seoul. Receipt For Life is an exploration of of the balance between work and passion.
Astrid Aagaard-Svendsen experiments with digital collage with interests also extending to bookbinding and multi-dimensional arts.
Arianna Poverini’s practice is research-based and takes different forms from analogue photographs and collage, to digital image and video making. .
Aimee Day is a recent BA Photography graduate for University of the Arts London: London College of Communication.
Beatrice Bonino’s Glimpsing in the Dark (Figure 1) is an exploration of the photograph as an object and her own self-discovery as an indi- vidual.
Yaquing Tang is a designer and commercial photographer. The series shown here is titled Food is Doing Surreal things in the Desert.
Marita Upeniece works across a wide range of genres to express herself and new ideas, including food and still life, portraiture and landscapes.
Having previously studied dance, Eliana Lale’s photography is inspired by the idea of movement and colour to create elegant images.
Bapi Chakraborty is a fine art photographer. His extensive travels allow him to capture the world and nature in essential rhythmic forms.
Qiwen Wu holds a Graduate Diploma Photography from University of the Arts: London College of Communication.
Lili Gyarmati believes our stories are the strongest links that connect us and aims to share these unique and personal histories through her visual work.
Maggie Viegener is an Argentinian photographer. Her series Giving a Face to the Faceless documents the Covid-19 pandemic in Buenos Aires.
Ana Blumenkron is a Mexican photographer who has worked with publications such as Condé Nast, Expansión, and MasporMas.
Alina Saranti’s photographic work explores themes of loss, motherhood, domesticity, nature, the darkness and the light in the everyday.
Nadine Persaud’s series Catholic School Girl visually captures religious symbols, referencing paragraphs from the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Joe Twigg’s series Wildlife was made across several long unguided walks, documenting suburban London in the early months of 2020.
Sam Hart is a recent MA Photojournalism and Documentary Photography graduate from London College of Communication.
Eugenia Falqui is a photographer living in Bangkok. Her series Bangkok Dreaming explores the colour and vibrancy of the city.
Jieying Shao is a photographer originally from China. The series Blowing in the Wind explores themes of loss and reflection.
Bryan O’Brien is a multi-award winning Irish photographer and videojournalist. He has worked with numerous press outfits internationally.
Ismael dos Anjos’ work exposes and explores human rights issues in his home country of Brazil in an effort to champion social justice.
Nick Goring’s particular interest is in our relationship with the past, both individually and collectively, and the impact it has on our identities.
Alongside his traditional use of photography, Marcel Top also explores the limits and boundaries of the medium through his practice.
Claire Eggers’ series Vanishing Point explores themes of depression, anxiety and low self esteem, escalated further by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Chelsey Burch works with film photography, highlighting hints of human interaction from the developing and scanning process.
Following a career in international public diplomacy, Mary Morgan transitioned into visual arts, using her photography to reflect key issues.
Stefan Schlumpf is a Swiss photographer. His work has appeared in international campaigns as well as various magazines worldwide.