In 2018, our BA Design graduation show returned to South-East London after many years, taking place at Copeland Park in Peckham on 7-10 June. The class of 2018 presented their graduation projects under the title “Museum of Design”, organised into six themes: Systems, Narrative, Space, Identity, Education and Nature. But if the exhibition was organised as a museum, it was an interactive one, including dance and music performances, a cinema and the opportunity to play a Propaganda-themed board game, designed by Sindi Breshani.
The work on display was very diverse, highlighting the multi- and post-disciplinarity of the BA Design course at Goldsmiths, where students are encouraged to forge their own path. “It was really challenging, but I really got to see how I can expand my practice as a designer, and try out things I wouldn’t try out somewhere else”, said Julio Salguero Rodas, whose project looked at questioning the masculine ideals portrayed in ancient statues. “This course was quite open and led me to doing what I wanted”, said Damla Ozaltin. Damla’s project aimed to inhabit the feeling of being a bird to provide breathing space in the fast-paced city environment.
One of the projects, Lydia Hunt’s work on celebrating human hair, has been featured in Metro and other media outlets. Lydia created objects made of hair based on her book 106 Ways To Celebrate Human Hair, in which she asked people ‘if you had your lifetime’s worth of hair spun in to wool what would you make, why and who would you pass it down to?’.
You can find out more about the other projects from the M-O-D show website. Follow our Facebook page and our Instagram account to see more photos of the 2018 show.
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