This article was first published online by Protein on 28 Oct 2015 The concrete no-man’s land that divides East London and the Olympic Village is not an attractive, fashionable, or even very accessible place for an architecture and design studio. But that makes it all the more fitting for the headquarters of Assemble, a young collective … Continue reading Interview: Assemble Architects

This article was first published online by Wallpaper* on 1st Mar 2016 ‘As a child builds with his or her own hands a toy to play with, that was photography for me.’ This is the rather poetic answer of Mozambican photographer Mário Macilau when asked how his practice began. It’s quite a story: Macilau started … Continue reading Mário Macilau’s Portrait of Maputo

This text was written for a screening of Camille Summers-Valli’s film, Big Mountain, Diné Bikéyah, on 4 Jun 2015  If the basis of documentary is to give a sense of reality, then moving film must be the best medium. Yes, we know the camera can be very good at lying, and that the questions of when … Continue reading Escaping Fiction

This article was first published online by Apollo Magazine on 7 Jul 2015 Becoming a successful artist is very much like a lottery in which you work for years just to get a ticket. Those who reach the rarefied art world of echoing galleries and champagne receptions typically arrive there after long periods of insecurity … Continue reading Making It: Young Artists Today