As part of her Masters at Salford University, filmmaker and spoken word poet Lissi Simpson created Mėxed. The short film combines poetry and dance to explore mixed-race people’s relationships with the word ‘frizzy’ and draws on her own experience as a bi-racial British-Jamaican woman. I caught up with Simpson ahead of the film’s screening at…
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Heavily inspired by magical realism and folk tales, Iona Monks’ etched and aquatinted prints reflect fantasy, violence and cruelty.
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Playful colours, larger than life characters, and unusual scenarios appear in the work of Steph Leighton, the third artist in our series exploring how Manchester School of Art students reacted to the early months of COVID-19 and lockdown.
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Bleach, paint, washing detergent and other household items feature in the work of Husk Bennett, the second artist in our series exploring how Manchester School of Art students are reacting to COVID-19 and lockdown.
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Fawcett is the first artist in our series exploring how Manchester School of Art students are reacting to COVID-19 and lockdown.
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