You may have heard that honeybees are in trouble and dying out at an alarming rate. But have you thought about what our world would look like if they were to disappear altogether? This is the (very real) possibility that MA Interaction Design student Tom Hoare is exploring in his graduation project, which you’ll be able to see at the upcoming MAID final show (1-4 December 2015). Continue reading “MA-ID-02 graduation show preview: Tom Hoare investigates a future without bees”
Goldsmiths Design graduates Rebecca Glyn Blanco and Danae Papazymouri are the curators of ‘Please refer to Section X’, an exhibition questioning the UK asylum seeking process, opening today (Friday, 20 Nov) at the Goldsmiths Student Union.
The exhibition is situated in the first floor staircase of the Student Union building (Dixon Road, Tiananmen Building) and it will stay open until 11 December. ‘Please refer to Section X’ is “part of Goldsmiths Students’ Union Refugee Response Campaign in collaboration with Amnesty International Society, Goldsmiths University of London and Goldsmiths Design Graduates. This night will also mark the launch of the Goldsmiths Students Refugee Response Campaign.”
This year’s MA Interaction Design graduation show (1-4 December) is getting closer and closer, and we’re here to whet your appetite for it by offering a sneak peek at some of the student projects to be exhibited!
Today, we’re talking to Karen Barrett, whose work offers a twist on the dominant neoliberal perspective of our current times, which urges us to pursue constant happiness at all cost. “Instead I propose that misery and suffering are inevitable in the human experience and therefore should be embraced rather than shunned. My project seeks to develop alternative emotional narratives that allow for acceptance and celebration of misery”, Karen says.
How did you get the idea and what were the challenges in developing it? Continue reading “MA-ID-02 graduation show preview: Karen Barrett argues for misery as a vital part of human experience”
Common Works is a London-based multidisciplinary design studio with two Goldsmiths Design alumni among its founders (read our previous interview with Common Works’ Chris Waggott here). They’re currently looking for an intern to assist them with video production.
The position is paid and available immediately; candidates should have practical experience with Adobe Creative Cloud, skills in operating a DSLR / other camera packages and recording audio – read a full job description on the Common Works website. To apply, send a portfolio link to info@commonworks.co.uk.
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