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Archives for May 2016

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Finis-terre

A Poetry Society Recommendation, David Pollard’s Finis-terre is an examination of mortality and creativity as the poet-narrator reflects on life and death while standing at a finis-terre – the end of the world. Spending half his life in Galicia, Northern Spain, Pollard has sailed past the Costa de la Muerte, where many sailors have perished, Read More

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Hunger

Knut Hamsun (1859 – 1952) was born into poverty in the Norwegian municipality of Lom; his early years were predominantly filled with what have become joyless, and often painful memories. He eventually found refuge in the world of literature, which he did not abandon until his death. His name was established with Hunger (1890), followed Read More

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DJCAD Degree Show 2016: Textile Design

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design Degree Show debuts vibrant and thoughtful new works from its graduating fourth-year Textile Design students.  An awareness of context appears to be driving their innovation, in a range of new takes on contemporary and traditional textile design. Alongside core fabrics and paper designs, the conceptual backbones behind Read More

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The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone

From its title, Olivia Laing’s book The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone might give the impression of being some solemn self-help manual or brooding biography; instead, it is an honest and heart-wrenching exploration into one of life’s inexplicable plagues: loneliness. Finding herself alone in an altogether unfamiliar and alienating city, Laing Read More

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DJCAD Degree Show 2016: Jewellery and Metal Design

For the second year running the Jewellery and Metal Design Degree Show takes place in the department’s spacious and luminous south-facing studio. Entering like a kid in a sweet shop, everything captivates, this being after all the outcome of three years of intensive learning and discovery. This year’s exhibition, in general, shows a great strength Read More

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DJCAD Degree Show 2016: Fine Art (5th Floor, Crawford Building)

Traversing the checkered corridor of the Crawford building feels like stepping onto the chessboard in Alice in Wonderland. You will encounter a dazzling play of light and shadows alongside moments of wonder, considered tenderness, magic imbued with striking symbolism. Linda Bolsakova’s exhibition registers on your body first; the climate of the room is cooled by Read More

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Whispers through a Megaphone

How do we measure our success today? When do we know our lives have been fully lived? Amidst the noise of constant communication, what does it mean to whisper? Rachel Elliot’s cacophony of social anxiety throws these questions in our lethargic faces. Whispers through a Megaphone is the author’s debut in the written word. She Read More

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DJCAD Degree Show 2016: Fine Art (Floor 6, Crawford Building)

The Fine Art course at Duncan of Jordanstone allows its artists creative freedom and the opportunity to work in an array of different mediums. Never is this more evident than in the annual Degree Show, where experimentation is on display and pushed to the limit. Upon entering an almost pitch-black studio near the stairwell on Read More

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DJCAD Degree Show 2016: Time Based Art and Digital Film

The 2016 DJCAD Undergraduate Degree Show will be displaying, amongst others, pieces by the Time Based Art and Digital Film soon-to-be graduates. This review will be looking at the works of three artists in that course. James McMaster’s work focuses on wildlife, more specifically the way animals are observed and portrayed in culture. The first Read More

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DJCAD Degree Show 2016: Fine Art (Printmaking)

The quality of printmaking in this year’s Degree Show is superb. Students’ work showcase a multitude of approaches to this art form, with many of the exhibitions containing printed elements in some form such as posters, zines and artists’ books. There are works which incorporate printmaking into sculptural assemblages. In Anna Wallace Reid’s installation on Read More

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