Write a story | create a ‘what if?’ | something short & sweet

PLEASE NOTE:  This project has now come to an end and is no longer open for new submissions. You can still enjoy playing with this form as much as you want, but anything you submit will not be received as part of the artwork branch or added to the forest. You can still immerse yourself in the… Continue reading Write a story | create a ‘what if?’ | something short & sweet

Ask ‘what if?’

PLEASE NOTE:  This project has now come to an end and is no longer open for new submissions. You can still enjoy playing with this form as much as you want, but anything you submit will not be received as part of the artwork branch or added to the forest. You can still immerse yourself in the… Continue reading Ask ‘what if?’

Three fascinating things about Akram Zaatari

Alongside Akram Zaatari’s exhibition at Modern Art Oxford The Script, here are three interesting facts about the renowned Lebanese filmmaker, photographer, archival artist and curator. He has helped to collect and archive the history of Arabic photographyIn 1997 Akram Zaatari co-founded the Arab Image Foundation with Lebanese photographers Fouad Elkoury and Samer Mohdad. This artist-led organisation is based in Beirut, and has… Continue reading Three fascinating things about Akram Zaatari

Future Knowledge Studio: Young people’s filmmaking residency

Future Knowledge Studio (29 May - 15 June 2017) © Modern Art Oxford. Photo: Stu Allsopp

As part of the exhibition Future Knowledge a group of young filmmakers aged 11-14 – all new to the art of filmmaking – considered the past, present and future of Oxford. Embracing a shared sense of inquisitiveness, play and humour they captured their own visual stories of the city that they call home. The group… Continue reading Future Knowledge Studio: Young people’s filmmaking residency

Kazem Hakimi: A White Wall – The Making of a Documentary

Postgraduate Media students from the University of Sussex, Matthew Gibson and Kate Drucquer have spent the past few months creating a documentary about Oxford-based photographer, Kazem Hakimi. Titled A WHITE WALL, after the space at the back of Hakimi’s Fish and Chip Shop in which he captures his subjects, the documentary follows Hakimi’s journey towards his solo exhibition, Portraits… Continue reading Kazem Hakimi: A White Wall – The Making of a Documentary