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Hybrid Architecture

Santa Fe is a creative hotbed, mixing contemporary modernism with adobe tradition, recalibrating connections to the landscape.

Complex Narratives

Photographs relay information for the viewer, but what happens to the truth in the process? 10 new photographers work with these questions.

Across the Nation

Hawkesworth’s latest project, shot over 13 years, offers a glimpse of Britain and its diversity, a celebration of photography without borders.

Modes of Fabrication

Artists have long sought inspiration in found photos. We consider the ethical implications of collage in an age of visual abundance.

Shooting Hyperreality

Benoit Paillé’s hyperreal image series demonstrates how photography doesn’t, in fact, capture reality, but is an active creator of reality.

A Fresh Perspective

Thandiwe Muriu’s has been widely lauded for her distinctive style: clean, crisp and elegant, demonstrating the skill and vision of a rising star.

Issue 102 Available Now

Signs and Symbols: Issue 102 considers the difference between “looking” and “seeing” –
how we view ourselves and the world around us.

Liam Dale and Jessica Bartolo

This is creative team Tugalobster. Jessica is from Leiria, Portugal, and is the one who draws everything. Liam is the one who writes everything.

Daisy Grange

Daisy Grange’s project revolves around our primal need as humans: for physical touch. The artist investigated why we crave or despise it.

Amelia Coutts

Amelia Coutts has created a zine which explores the unique relationships we have had with gardens, and how this has changed over time.

Melanie Ayres

Melanie Ayres’ prosthetics achieve suspension of disbelief, which is needed for the characters to feel realistic and effectively capture imaginations.

Ellen Winhammar

Ellen Winhammar has produced a children’s picture book about two frogs: Malley, the friendly protagonist, and his grumpy friend Lelou.

Melanie Moore

Melanie Moore is a Hair and Makeup graduate, BA(Hons) at Bucks New University & Pinewood Studios. The artist specialises in the film industry.

Kirsten Walker

Kirsten Walker’s garments and fashion show investigate the naked female body, focusing on how it is both sexualised and censored.

Georgia Tovey

Sustainable clothing shop, Switch, shows audiences that shopping second-hand doesn’t have to be dreary or difficult, and helps save our planet.

Rebecca Cochran

Rebecca Cochran’s final major project is about female inequality in the gaming industry. Glitch Awards focuses on inclusivity and diversity.

Emma Pearson 

Emma Pearson’s project was based around the ADHD brain and overstimulation, exploring the less commonly spoken about symptoms.

Charlotte Frankel

Not only has Bucks showed the artist how to find a place in the creative industry, it has given Charlotte Frankel the tools to create a unique ad.

Harrison Holt

Brand identity interests Harrison Holt, a designer who has always had an urge to help people. Holt is looking toward future projects and collaborations.

Cleo Sloggett

Cleo Sloggett’s project is based upon the experimental testing and manipulation of fabrics: stretching, shrinking, ripping, sewing and burning.