ZOE HOUGH, blending the boundaries between science, politics, society
Speculative designer and artist Zoë Hough is blending the boundaries between science, politics, society and art to stimulate debate and reflection around issues regarding…
SABRINA OSBORNE, blending concerns of identity, belonging, and loss
Beautiful, unsettling and disturbing are some of the words the come to my mind to describe the creative universe of Sabrina Osborne’s art. Indian…
MARTYNKA WAWRZYNIAK, the artist as both subject and investigator
Martynka Wawrzyniak is a New York-based artist who works in a wide range of media such as photography, video, performance, sculpture and installation. One…
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MARLENE HUISSOUD, recycling waste into new materials
Recycling waste into new materials and products is one of the most favourable actions that we are willing to do in order to be…
ALEXANDRA KEHAYOGLOU, using raw materials to weave pastizales
My first exposure to Alexandra’s work was at Dries Van Noten Spring 2015 RTW Fashion Show. Based in Argentina and with an intense cultural…
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ELLA BULLEY, transforming raw materials into crafted artefacts
Saccharum officinarum (sugarcane) is a perennial grass cultivated to produce sugar and other raw materials. Most of us when we see the sugarcane think of…
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YAEL LEVIN, blending mechanical elements with jewellery
Yael Levin is a jewellery designer living and working in Tel-Aviv (Israel) who uses the human body as inspiration. Yael explores materials combining forms,…
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CLAIRE MORGAN, art, living materials, taxidermy and literature
Visual artist Claire Morgan utilises taxidermy to create sculptural installations. Her surreal and fascinating universe is inhabited by botanical and zoological specimens suspended from…
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JALILA ESSAÏDI, spider silk and human tissue to make bulletproof skin
Bioartist Jalila Essaïdi has always been inspired by stories. Stories about safety, vulnerability and silk spiders. Stories about using silk in combat. Stories about…
RÓMULO CELDRÁN, creating a new sense of tangible reality
It was love at first sight. Oversized, hyper-realistic, delicate and sensitive are some of the words that describe the creative universe of visual artist…
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RAFAEL GÓMEZBARROS, understanding the society in which we live
My first exposure to Rafael Gómezbarros’s work (Colombia, 1972) was at the Saatchi Gallery’s show ‘Pangaea: New Art from Africa and Latin America’. Rafael was showcasing…
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JAN MANSKI, exposing the absurdity of the violence
Surgery steel, apocalypse, mutilations, anatomy, subconscious, experimentation, consumerism, masturbation, pleasure, vanity and hedonism, are some of the words that describe the universe of Jan…
DONGWOOK LEE, beautiful and disturbing humanoid sculptures
Korean artist Dong Wook Lee has a special relationship with the human body and an innovative and creative approach to art. He blends hyper-realistic miniatures made…
MATIJA COP, blending fashion and materials with architectural concepts
Graduating from Faculty of Textile Design in Zagreb with a strong background in philology, designer Matija Čop is focused on understanding the language of fashion. His conceptual works…
ELSON KAMBALU, blurring the boundaries between scientific processes and local communities
My first exposure to Elson Kambalu’s work was at the exhibition Foreign Bodies, Common Ground displayed at the Wellcome Collection in London. Malawi-based artist Elson…
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NATSAI AUDREY CHIEZA and the ethical implications of technological progress
Zimbabwe-born and London-based Natsai Audrey Chieza is a designer, researcher and futurist bringing a new perspective to design that encompasses science and technology. Her conceptual work,…