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By Estelle Simpson  In an art market where the odds are stacked against many emerging artists trying to break into the industry, Charlie Russell’s paintings are a shining light on show at ‘Buffer’, included in a group exhibition which stands to antagonise these boundaries. I also had the opportunity to ask Charlie more about her…

I chatted on the phone to Sarah who runs the instagram account and youtube channel, Silly Hands. She grew up in switzerland in the italian speaking part, in Lugano and she has now been studying History Of Art and fine art at Goldsmiths university. Her knitting and crocheting work ties in nicely with what she’s…

By Estelle Simpson

Nancy is from Wood Green in North London and has just completed her degree in fashion at Manchester Metropolitan University, ending with an incredible runway where she showcased her four final looks. These were all intricately handmade drawing on inspirations from both her degree as well as aspects of her life, specifically from women and…

By Ava Hall Sat in the leafy garden of the Fox and Hounds pub in Battersea, I chatted with Florence about co-founding See You Next Tuesday, a female-led DJ collective based in Newcastle, and her experience as a female DJ entering into the industry. Despite being an old school friend of mine, attending Florence’s set…

By Marisse Cato In the darkness of the Internet it seems girl’s do just want to have fun. Playing dress up, melding their supposed “self” more and more deeply with an internet self, submitting to the politics of performance and surveillance culture. For you pages of hysteric Baroque damsels captioned “she’s just like me fr”…

By Lauren Bulla Nella is an up and coming alternative indie pop/ dark dream pop musician based in London. On April 5th, Nella released a new single entitled STORM. This track does a perfect job of catering to Nella’s aesthetic and wider vibe, they are someone who appreciates the emotional and whimsical alongside more serious…

By Marisse Cato A brightly illuminated studio presents the inner world of artist Tracey Elizabeth Downing. Gleaned from her subconscious and presented in a flattened composition of objects, her art has a shifting vibrancy, as though the image could change if you look away. With no interest in painting things as they are, her work…

By Yasmine Silva I spot Simran across the street from where we have agreed to meet to talk about her experience as one of the strongest and most inspiring women in climbing I have the pleasure of knowing personally. Having had an operation to heal her ruptured ACL only a few weeks prior, I was…

By Marisse Cato The Japanese/British composer moves toward electronic practice, (re)presentingpast stories and cultural traditions through new mediums. Her music warps familiar sounds into abstract amalgamations of larger sonic masses. The result – something that projects you beyond earthly time, toward somewhere multitemporal. Searching for a more self-contained practice, she came to electronic music as…