One year since the relaunch of Clare, and three issues down the line. We have solicited, edited, designed and printed work from industry leaders, academics, students, poets, writers, artists and dead people.
Now we reign our focus right in to home – London.
1968 marked the fortieth anniversary of the year when the Lord Chamberlain relinquished his power to censor all new plays before they could be put on stage in London’s West End. This represents a watershed moment in the history of the stage in Britain.
Growing up, I recall knitting with my grandmother as she related stories of her life in Lebanon. This intergenerational narrative is very present in my work, the passing of the skill and memory from one generation to another. The durational practice of the craft is significant here, as it allowed me to share and reflect on my grandmother’s stories as we stitched together. My handmade objects provide comfort and connection with the past through the reuse of material and the recollection of the stories embroidered on them, making that which might have been passed on aurally into something physical.
The silence that stood between two bodies
took an eternity to settle.
When it settled, it settled like snow.
I will carry my silence this winter
Sitting in a Brooklyn apartment in late-August, I was trawling the Internet to find something to do upon arriving in London the following week. I found my way to the Globe’s web site in an act of unabashed ignorance of London’s alternative theatre scene. I’d resigned myself to something mandated in the tourist guidebook. Browsing the listings, I ran across a midnight showing of Hamlet, advertised as an avant-garde production by a theatre company called The Factory.
The annual photography exhibition showcased a wide range of photography by LSE staff and students. It attracted over 100 entrants and more than 500 photographs, of which four were deemed winners.
Antigone Valery tells us about three of her sculptures influenced by her time in London, and comments on what the city means to her.
“For over 200 years, posters have been displayed in public places all over the world. Visually striking, they have been designed to attract the attention of passers-by, making us aware of a political viewpoint, enticing us to attend specific events, or encouraging us to purchase a product or service.”
-Max Gallo
The way in which we interact with the media has evolved; we look to printed publications for reassurance but it is on the internet where we gain much of our inspiration. On these pages lie the views of three of Britain’s most influential fashion and design bloggers. Here they give their views on the cultural centre of the universe. Ironically, this should serve only as an introduciton, after reading, do as you know best and take to your keyboard. SB
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