Image Credit: Justine Simons OBE. Photographed by Shaun James Cox, British Fashion Council. shaunjamescox.com Justine Simons OBE is London’s Deputy Mayor for Culture and the Creative Industries and has played a major role transforming the capital’s cultural landscape. She was…
Image Credit: Teniqua Crawford, 2024 Fragment Horizon, “We are born through pleasure and desire realised, in this moment of connection, life is created.” – Teniqua Crawford. teniquacrawford.com Suhair Khan is a cultural thinker, design strategist, and entrepreneur working at the…
Image credit: #Londonmaxxing – the term coined by London entrepreneur Charlie Ward londonmaxxing.com Sarah Drinkwater has spent the past two decades moving between journalism, technology, startups and culture – building communities long before “community” became a buzzword. Before joining Google,…
Image Credit: Nandita Shankardass photographed by Pierre Tappon. @tappon.photography Born in London to parents of Indian heritage, Nandita Shankardass discovered movement early – first through ballet classes in North London, then through music, painting, poetry and the quiet instinct to…
Image Credit: Photo of Adem Holness, Head of Music, SXSW London Adem Holness’ journey into music starts where the best ones often do – not in boardrooms, but in everyday moments of connection. From weekend drives soundtracked by pirate radio…
Image Credit: Bishi, photographed by Fiona Garden. fionagarden.com Let’s just say: if Run Riot was an artists’ collective, we’d definitely want Bishi to be leading the way. This is her fifth interview with us since 2013 (we know, we know),…
Image Credit: Photo of Bart Seng Wen Long. Growing up between myth, cinema and moments of quiet rupture, London based artist, filmmaker and creative producer Bart Seng Wen Long learned early that identity isn’t fixed – it’s shaped in fragments.…
Image Credit: Dialectics of Erasure – a lecture performance by Mudar Al-Khufash, courtesy of the artist. In a moment where questions of visibility, power and narrative control feel increasingly urgent, Dialectics of Erasure lands with sharp precision. The work reframes…
Image Credit: Rachel Millward, Green Party Deputy Leader and Spokesperson for culture, sport & digital inclusion. Rachel Millward is Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales and the party’s spokesperson for culture, sport & digital inclusion –…
Image Credit: Louise Orwin, photographed by Frederick Wilkinson. Louise Orwin has never been one to play it safe. Known for work that pushes at the edges of performance, power, and audience complicity, she’s built a reputation for asking difficult questions…