Category Archives: Interviews

“You only need to assemble, or even easier: distract”. In conversation with collage artist Vesna Vrdoljak

”Double Desert Sun” collage by Vesna Vrdoljak   More than collages of images, the works of Vesna Vrdoljak are collages of feelings and experiences. Fascinated with images, she doesn’t just want to reflect on them, but transforms them into her … Read More

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“I’m curious about allowing myself to follow my intuition”: Interview with designer and artist Linney Warren

As a designer, Linney Warren creates storyboards and colour stories which become fashion stories revealing a youthful sensation of ease. As an artist, she leans into colour in a way that is viscerally familiar and fun – her creativity is nourished by Read More

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“It’s About Having an Emotional Reaction”: In Conversation with Photographer Clément Vayssieres

Chinatown, NYC, 2014. Clément Vayssieres   A cityscape viewed from an unusual angle that emphasises the realness yet enigmatic interactions that make up the everyday fabric of daily urban life. So many colours and street details, perfectly imperfect and misshapen, … Read More

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“This Is Truly Who I Am”: In Conversation with Artist Heather Chontos

  The creations of Heather Chontos are like worlds in themselves, made from fragments and chaos which she attunes and brings to life through light and colour. She creates from life and every piece of work is a lived presence, … Read More

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“You Can’t Really Tell the Whole Story with an Image”: Interview with Graphic Designer Vasilis Marmatakis

Latest interview on Classiq Journal: graphic and film poster designer Vasilis Marmatakis. I’ve chatted with Vasilis about Poor Things, his working relationship with Yorgos Lanthimos, the difficulty to attach a definition to the term artistic poster and the one movie poster he has framed in his home. Read More

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