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Dominique White
Dominique White weaves together the theories of Black Subjectivity, Afro-pessimism and Afro-futurism with the nautical myths of Black Diaspora into a term she defines as the Shipwreck(ed); a reflexive verb and state of being.
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Mike Slack
Mike Slack lives and works in Los Angeles. He is working on a new book called The Transverse Path (or Nature’s Little Secret). He is the co-founder of The Ice Plant.
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Nicole Webber
Nicole harnesses the interaction between her body and technology through video and internet performance to transgress notions of empowerment and autonomy.
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Sophie Gibson
Sophie's work takes its form in collage dealing with throwaway society and corporate selling culture. All collages are cut and assembled by hand without digital manipulation.
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Liv Thurley
Born and living in London, Liv's work explores social situations and the reactions from these. Her work looks at various themes, such as growing up on the internet, to act as a catalyst for conversation and thought for the audience. By extracting personal experiences she is able to investigate them further by using outside research to create questions about femininity.
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Denis Korobov
Russian based photographer, Denis Korobov lives in the city of Vladivostok. Korobov: "It is far to the East of the country." You can tell his portfolio and interview is made with a curious youthful eye, documenting mundane Russian life. He gives as an introduction into the rusty, cold, sometimes baron place, but through the camera of a playful character.
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Ruby Bateman
Ruby Bateman's work is ‘born from love and loss’, critically explores notions of institutionalised motherhood, personal narrative, conflicting desires and the concept of being a ‘free woman’.
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Timo Kuilder
I’m an illustrator living and working in Amsterdam. I try to create simple and stylised work with witty concepts. I tend to draw characters which I sometimes bring to live in a small little gif.
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Federico De Cicco
Federico is an illustrator based in Brighton, UK. All his works are made by hand using inks and acrylics, and often a combination of the two. These materials have a tendency to leave serendipitous speckles and marks, encouraging him to create elaborate patterns, like a rough sea or an outer space. In the last few years he has focused mainly on the creation of editorial images for magazines as well as on poster designs, often communicating ideas linked to social or environmental issues. At the same time, he also produces more experimental images based on personal projects or when taking part in art exhibitions.
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Nicolas Bruno
"Sleep paralysis is an experience in which the individual becomes conscious and is left immobile in a state between being awake and asleep. The wakeful mind separates itself from the mobile functions of the sleeping body and the individual begins to experience horrific visual and auditory hallucinations – essentially having a nightmare while you're awake. For most of my life, I have struggled with this repetitious and draining sleep condition. For individuals that have not been haunted by sleep paralysis, I aim to give them a visual taste of what lies within the in between terrifying realm of sleep and consciousness through my photographs."
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