SUMMER 2014 NO. 41Keeping you in touch with Goldsmiths

From Iran to the railway arches of Camberwell In conversation with Camila Batmanghelidjh

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Gallery at GoldsmithsWinning design unveiled

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We have recently seen our alumni carry on the Goldsmiths tradition of reinventing, reinvigorating and remastering the world around us. Laure Prouvost became the seventh member of our community to win the Turner Prize and another alumnus who shares that same honour, Steve McQueen, set a new record by becoming the first black director to win a Best Picture Oscar for his film, 12 Years A Slave.

Katy B topped the UK album charts with her latest album, Little Red and James Blake won the coveted Mercury Prize. More recently, 20,000 Days On Earth, a film by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard (page 21) was one of the highlights at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, and we expect further accolades to follow. These are just some of the reasons why Goldsmiths remains such an exciting place to be.

In April, we took Goldsmiths on the road and I met many of you in person at gatherings in Athens, Berlin, New York and São Paulo. On Saturday 8 November, we are bringing #GoldsmithsReunite home to give you the opportunity to reconnect with us and each other.

Those who join us will see that we are in the midst of our biggest campus renewal in 50 years. A number of key projects have already begun, including the renovation of the Richard Hoggart Building on Lewisham Way and the new music studios at 286 New Cross Road which provide a creative space for research, performance and recording. Other developments in the pipeline include the creation of a new art gallery on campus, using the water tanks in the former Laurie Grove Baths (pages 14 and 15).

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02GoldsmithsReunite Alumnieventseries launched03News06InMemoriam RichardHoggart, 1918-201408Interview CamilaBatmanghelidjh12 Showcase BiruteBikelyte14 Galleryat Goldsmiths Designsunveiled16 MeandMrs. Hemingway NaomiWoodon hersecondnovel19 Books203x321 LifeAfter22 GoldStories24PartingShot

On the coverCamila Batmanghelidjh, 2014By Ivan Coleman—seepage8

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Since April, Goldsmiths has been on the road, reuniting with our international alumni community and launching a new Alumni Ambassador Progamme.

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Tobuildonsomeoftheexistingalumniactivitiestakingplaceinternationally,andidentifycandidatesinterestedindevelopingnewwaystoengagewiththeirlocalalumnicommunities,GoldsmithshasalsolaunchedanAlumniAmbassadorProgrammetocoincidewitheachoftheevents.

MaryIvers,AlumniRelationsManager,said:“YourconnectiontoGoldsmithsisongoingandthisiswhywehavelaunchedthisnewAmbassadorProgramme.Whereveryouare,wewanttomakesurethatyouremainconnectedwithus,withyourformerclassmates,andknowaboutallofthebrilliantthingsthatgoonatGoldsmiths.”

Your connection to Goldsmiths is ongoing.

Goldsmithshasbeenreunitingwithalumniviaaseries

ofinternationaleventstakingplacesinceApril.TheWarden,PatrickLoughrey,launchedthe‘GoldsmithsReunite’seriesinAthensonFriday4AprilandeventshavesubsequentlybeenheldinBerlin,NewYorkandSãoPaulo.

EacheventcelebratestheGoldsmithscommunityandtheserieshasreunitedover250alumnisofar.InBerlin,alumniheardashortlecturebyProfessor

AngelaMcRobbieonthe‘newcultureeconomy’,drawingonherforthcomingbookwhichlooksatthecreativeeconomyinLondonandBerlin.

OneoftheguestsattendinginBerlinwasSarnathBanerjee,agraphicnovelistwhostudiedMAinPhotography:TheImageandElectronicArts.“TruetotheGoldsmithsspirittheeventalsobroughtinterdisciplinarycross-fertilisationofideas;sociologistspeakingtoprintmakers,investigativejournalistsspeakingtocartoonists.”

InNewYork,alumniheardfromNaomiWood,acclaimedauthorofMrs.HemingwayandLecturerinEnglishandComparativeLiterature,whotalkedabouthernewbookandthetrialsandtribulationsofuncoveringthesecretlifeofErnestHemingway–seepage16.ThenextscheduledeventintheserieswillreunitealumniintheUK,takingplaceonSaturday8Novemberoncampus.

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SteveMcQueen’s12YearsASlavewonthecovetedBest

PictureOscaratthe86thAcademyAwards.It’sthefirsttimeablackdirector’sfilmhaswontheaward.Thefilm,whichhasbeendescribedbyTheNewYorkeras“easilythegreatestfilmevermadeaboutAmericanslavery,”alsowonaBAFTAforBestFilm,andaGoldenGlobeforBestMotionPicture.IttellstheincredibletruestoryofSolomonNorthup,afreemanwhowasabductedandsoldintoslavery.McQueendedicatedtheawardtothe21millionpeoplestillenduringslaveryaroundtheworld.“Everyonedeservesnotjusttosurvive,buttolive,”hesaid.“ThisisthelegacyofSolomonNorthup.“McQueenmadehisfirstfilmsatGoldsmithswhilestudyingtheBAFineArtcourse.In1999,sixyearsaftergraduating,hewontheTurnerPrize.

AlumnaLaureProuvostwasawardedthe2013

TurnerPrize,theUK’smostprestigiousartsaward,forherfilmpieceWantee,whichtakestheaudienceinsearchofherfictionalgrandfather.ThepiecewascommissionedbyGrizedaleArtsandTateforinclusioninaKurtSchwittersretrospectiveatTateBritain.Thepanelsaidthefilm,whichplayedinaroomstyledlikeateaparty,was“outstandingforitscomplexandcourageouscombinationofimagesandobjectsinadeeplyatmosphericenvironment.”InFebruary,LaurewentontostageherfirstsolomuseumexhibitionintheUnitedStatesattheNewMuseum,titled‘ForForgetting’.Goldsmiths’reputationintheBritishartssceneisunmatched,withsevenwinnersoftheTurnerPrizeand24shortlistedartistsalsohailingfromtheUniversity.

THE ARCHITECTURE OF VIOLENCE

TURNER PRIZE 2013

OSCAR-WINNING ALUMNUS

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protagonistinanewdocumentary,TheArchitectureofViolence.Eyalisanarchitect,ProfessorofVisualCulturesandalsoDirectoroftheCentreforResearchArchitectureatGoldsmiths.Since2011hehasdirectedtheEuropeanResearchCouncil-fundedproject,ForensicArchitecture–ontheplaceofarchitectureininternationalhumanitarianlaw.ThedocumentaryfollowsEyalasheinvestigatestheIsraeliuseofarchitectureintheiroccupationofPalestine.TravellingacrosstheroadsandsettlementsoftheWestBank,andfollowingtheSeparationWall,hebeginstounderstandandexploretherolethatarchitectureplaysinmodernurbanwarfare.ThefilmwasdirectedbyalumnaAnaNaomideSousa(MAinJournalism,2009).

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BURSARIES AND SCHOLARSHIPS

STUDENT EXPERIENCE SURVEY

CIJ MOVES TO GOLDSMITHS

Goldsmithshasannounced£1.5millionworthofscholarships

andbursariestosupportover200studentswithtuitionfeesandlivingcosts.AmongthebursariesarefullfeewaiversfortenstudentslivinginLewishamandTheMayor’sAward,setupbyLewishamCouncilinmemoryofthosewhodiedintheNewCrossFire.SandraRuddocklostherhusbandPaulandsister-in-lawYvonneintheNewCrossFirein1981.Shesaid:“Thereweremanychildrenwhodiedinthefirewhonevergotthechancetogotouniversity.Itgiveschildrenfromunderprivilegedbackgroundsthatwish.”CllrDamienEgan,added:“TheMayor’sAwardgivefourlocalyoungpeopleanopportunitytopursuetheirfurthereducation.Thenumberofalumniofthisawardisgrowingandmanyhavegoneontoachievegreatthings.”

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TheTimesHigherEducationStudentExperienceSurvey

2014rankedGoldsmiths11thfor‘goodlibraryandlibraryopeninghours’and18thfor‘helpful/interestedstaff’.Thesurvey,whichtookopinionsfrom14,300studentsacross111institutions,alsorankedGoldsmiths17thfor‘fairworkload’,21stfor‘tuitioninsmallgroups’and29thfor‘goodpersonalrelationshipswithteachingstaff’.GoldsmithswasrankedfirstoutofallLondonuniversitiesacrossseveralcategoriesincluding‘highqualitystaff’,‘helpful/interestedstaff’,‘well-structuredcourses’,‘goodpersonalrelationshipswithstaff’and‘tuitioninsmallgroups’.TheGoldsmithsLibraryanditsfacilitieswasrankedsecondoutofallLondonuniversitylibrariesandjustoutsidethetop10nationally.Alumnicanjointhelibraryforfreeasareferenceuserorcanborrowforasmallfee.

TheCentreforInvestigativeJournalism(CIJ)willnowbe

housedinGoldsmiths’DepartmentofMediaandCommunications,oneoftheUK’sleadingdepartmentsinmediapracticeandresearch,andcurrentlyratedamongthetopdepartmentsinthecountryforresearchexcellence.Foundedin2003,theCIJsupportsandpromotescriticalreportingandjournalismindefenceofpublicinterest.Aregisteredcharity,itprovidestrainingandresourcesforjournalists,non-governmentalorganisationsandthepublic,withparticularsupportforthoseworkingwherefreedomofthepressisunderthreat.GoldsmithswillhosttheCIJ’ssummerschool,arenownedtrainingconferencebringingtogetherjournalistsfromacrosstheworld,aswellaspracticalhands-onworkshops,publictalksandfilm-screeningsforthepublic,studentsandmediapractitioners.

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CLEANSING PREJUDICE

MUSIC AND REHABILITATION

JOURNEY OF A FLIP FLOP

CarolineKnowlesfromtheDepartmentofSociology

recentlypublishedherbookFlip-Flop,whichinvestigatesthelifeofaflipflopfromtheoilfieldsofKuwaittotherubbishheapsofEthiopia.Throughthisuniquelens,Carolinetakesaground-levelviewofthelivesandplacesofglobalisation’sbackroads,providingnewinsightsthatchallengecontemporaryaccountsofglobalisation.CarolinebeganintheoilrichnationofKuwaitandfromthereshefollowedtheflipfloptrailtoSouthKorea,whereshesucceededingainingaccesstopetrochemicalplantsinDaesan.Theflipflop’sjourneytookhertotheepicentreofplasticproductioninFuzhouinChina,anditendedinEthiopia,onthefeetofthe84millionpeoplewholivethere,andinevitablyontherubbishheap.

Goldsmithsresearchersfoundthatplayinga

musicalinstrumentcouldhelptherehabilitationofstrokesurvivors.Thestudysawstrokesurvivorsimprovetheirspatialawarenessafterfoursessionsanddailyhomeworkplayingscalesandmelodiesonchimebarswithamusictherapist.A‘musicintervention’programmewasimplementedwithpeoplerecoveringfrom‘neglect’,whichiswhendamagetoonesideofthebrainissustainedfollowingastrokecausingspatialawarenessproblemsontheoppositesideofthepatient’sbody.DrLaurenStewart,fromtheDepartmentofPsychologysaid:“Itwouldbegreattoinvitemorepatientstoparticipateinfuturestudies,aswellasseeifthemusicinterventionhasthecapacitytotranslatetoimprovementsineverydaytasks.”

ExperimentsundertakenbyresearchersatGoldsmiths

andISCTE-CISinLisbonhavefoundthatpeoplefeeltheneedtophysicallycleanseafterimaginingcontactwithgaymen.Thestudies,whichinvolvedmorethan200participants,foundthistobeparticularlytrueforpeoplewhodeemedthemselvespoliticallyconservative.AgnieszkaGolecdeZavala,fromtheDepartmentofPsychology,said:“Labellingpeopleasimpureisaculturallyuniversalwayofexpressingprejudice.Weundertookfourstudieswithavarietyofdifferentpeopletoinvestigatewhetherthisideaofcontaminationandprejudiceappliedtohomosexualsasasocialgroup.Andwefoundthatallstudiesdemonstratedthatprejudicewasexpressedthroughthedesiretocleanseoneselfafteronlyanimaginedcontactwithhomosexuals.”

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RichardHoggartwastheWardenofGoldsmithsbetween1976

and1984.BorninLeedsin1918,Hoggart’sseminalbook,TheUsesofLiteracy,waspublishedin1957andhadanenormousimpactonacademicconceptionsofmassmediaandculturalchange.

Hoggartwasoneoftheleadingculturalcommentatorsofthelastsixtyyears.HewasthefirstliterarycritictotaketheworkingclassseriouslyandplayedacriticalroleinthefoundingofCulturalStudiesandinfundamentalchangestohowEnglishandMediawerestudied.AllthreesubjectareasnowthriveatGoldsmiths,andenjoyaglobalreputation.

Writingabouthisworkinhisautobiography,hesaid:“Themaincurrentsofmyinterestshave

been:therightofwideraccesstohighereducation,theneedforwideraccessalsototheartsasthemostscrupulousexplorationswecanmakeofourpersonalitiesandrelationships,andofthenatureofoursocieties;and,asasupporttoallthis,thebestusesofmasscommunications.”

SpeakingattheHoggartLectureinFebruary,GoldsmithsWardenPatrickLoughreysaidHoggart’spresencewasstillstronglyfeltattheinstitution:“Hoggartchangedthelandscapeofculturalstudies,notonlyinBritainbutalsoacrosstheworld,andofcoursehechangedtheworldinmanyrespects,too.

“HemeantagreatdealtousatGoldsmiths,becausesurelyatnootherplaceishislegacy

The leading cultural commentator and former Goldsmiths Warden, best known for his seminal book The Uses of Literacy, passed away earlier this year after a long illness.

IN MEMORIAM RICHARD HOGGART, 1918-2014

somanifested.Notonlyonaprofessionaloracademiclevel,butonapersonalleveltoo.

“OurnewlyrenovatedRichardHoggartBuildingisarealtributetohimandareminderofthegreatcontributionhemadetoshapingandfurtheringourgreatCollege,andmakingusknowntodayasaplaceofdaring,ofchallenge,ofcreativityandofpioneers.

“ButperhapsthemostillustratingexampleoftheheritageHoggarthasleftcanbeseeninourstudentsandtheirlearningexperiencehere.IspoketoagraduatetheotherdayandshetoldmethatTheUsesofLiteracywasthefirsttextshestudiedhereatGoldsmiths.Shedescribedhimasan‘academicpopstar’–achoiceofwordperhapsinfluencedbyHoggart’sextensiveworkonpopularculture.

“SomanyofoursubjectsareinfusedbyHoggart’sthinking-media,sociology,cultureandliterature.ForHoggart,studentswerethemostimportantthing.Andthatiswhyitissuchajoytofollowthejourneysofourstudentswhogooutandchangetheworldforthebetter,havingbeeninspiredbyhiswork.”

ProfessorofCommunicationsandDirectoroftheGoldsmithsLeverhulmeMediaResearchCentre,JamesCurransaid:“Onapersonallevel,RichardHoggartwasadeeplyengagingman–family-centred,egalitarianandwitty.HealsoachievedmostofthethingshesetouttodoatGoldsmiths,includingexpandingpopularaccesstohighereducation,andcreatingaworldfamousdepartmentinanacademicsubject,mediaandculturalstudies,thathehadfounded.”

HoggartdiedpeacefullyinhissleeponThursday10April2014afterfightingalongillness.Hisdeathfollowsthatofhisson,SimonHoggart,inJanuary.Hiswifeof72years,Mary,passedawayinMay.HeissurvivedbysonPaulanddaughterNicola.

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In1996,CamilaBatmanghelidjh,aformerGoldsmithsFoundationArtTherapystudent,

foundedKidsCompanyinsixconvertedrailwayarchesinCamberwell.Theorganisationprovidespractical,emotionalandeducationalsupporttovulnerableinner-citychildrenacrossLondonandBristol.Eachyeartheirservicesreach36,000childrenandyoungpeople,andprovideintensivesupportforover18,000.

Camilahaswoncountlessawardsforheraccomplishments,includingSocialEntrepreneuroftheYearbyErnstandYoung,aLifetimeAchievementAwardfromtheCentreofSocialJusticeandanHonoraryFellowshipfromGoldsmiths.

Kevin Jones, Head of Therapeutic Studies, recently met Camila Batmanghelidjh to talk about her time at Goldsmiths, Kids Company and its current campaign – ‘See the Child. Change the System’.

FROM IRAN TO THE RAILWAY ARCHES OF CAMBERWELL

Kids Company has come a long way since its inception in 1996. Do you think that the problems that you identified then are still present now? I’venoticedthatthingshavegotworseforchildrenandfamilies,ontwofronts.Servicesaremorefunctionalanddepleted.They’vebecomemuchmorereferringagenciesorshort-termtoolboxstrategies.Simultaneously,socialcapitalaroundthesefamilieshasreallydiminished.

WhenIstartedin1996intherailwayarches,Iwassurethatthedrugdealerhadthefirearmandthekidshadtheknives.Now,14-and15-year-oldsarecarryingfirearms.Theriskshaveescalated.

How did you get to the railway arches of Camberwell?IwasbornintoaverywealthyIranianfamilyduringthetimeoftheShah,andIhadthreekeyinfluences.Mygreatunclewasageneral,inchargeofallthearmedforces.Everycellofthemanwasself-disciplineandstrategy.Myfather’sfatherwasaself-mademillionaireat21.Mymother’sfatherwasanunderstated,delicatemalewhowasapaediatricianandavocationalpersonality.Hefascinatedmethemost:Ithoughthehadabeautyandagracethatwasextraordinary.Iattributedthattohiscapacitytoserve.

AsachildIremembermyunclesallgettingaroundatabletodiscussbuildingthebiggestskiresortintheworldandthat’swhattheydid.Mysenseofchildhoodwasyoujusthadtothinkofanidea,andwhynot?

IwasninewhenItoldmymother,“Iwanttodevotemylifetochildhoodandopenanorphanage.”IwrotetheskeletonmodelforKidsCompanywhenIwas14andatboardingschool.

Another part of your early experience was having to leave Iran because of the revolution, wasn’t it?MyfatherwasoneofthewealthiestmeninIranandbecausehe’dmadehismoneylegitimately,hedidn’trunaway.WhentheSupremeLeadercameintothecountry,hewassuddenlyimprisonedandIwasleftatSherborneSchoolforGirlswithnomoney.TheBankManageremptiedmyfather’sbankaccounttopaytheschoolfees,andIstartedworkinginnurseriesduringtheholidays.Ihadtogetpoliticalasylum,andI’vekeptitbecauseIfeelthatasylumseekersandpeoplewhocomefromothercountriescontributeanenormousamounttothiscountry,andyetthereisaverynegative,distortednarrativearoundthis.

How did your dyslexia affect your education at the time?ThereasonIhaveseveredyslexia,andotherhealthdifficultiestogowithit,isbecauseIwasbornverypremature;Iwasunderonekilogramme,andtheydidn’tputmeinanincubator.I’vegotmassiveareas

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This spread: DetailsfromtheKidsCompany’soffice

ofmybrainthatdon’twork.Stairslookflat.Ican’tuseacomputerbecauseitgivesmeseizures.Ican’tusekeyboards.Ican’ttext.Ican’tdrive.

AtschoolIgrewfrustratedbecauseIcouldn’ttechnicallykeepupandtheywereteachingmethroughmydisability.WhatIwantedtofindoutwas,“WhatdidJean-PaulSartresay?”,butnoonewastalkingtomeaboutJean-PaulSartre!

I’dappliedtostudyatBristol,andeventhoughtheprofessorsreallywantedme,theSenatewouldn’tletmeinbecauseIcouldn’tpassEnglishandMaths.Warwicklookedatmyartportfolioandletmeinonanunconditional.IgotaFirstClassdegree,butit’salldictatedontape.Itwaslike,“Finally,someone’slookingatmethroughanabilityratherthanthroughadisability.”

What was it about the fit of Goldsmiths that you were attracted to? Everyonesaidtomeatthetime,“theGoldsmithsArtTherapyprogrammeisthebest.”I’darrivedatitinmyearly20sandthereweresomereallymind-messingcharactersonthatcourse,drawingreallystrangethings!I’dbesittingtherethinking,“Bloodyhell,what’shedoing?”SallySkaifewasmytutor,andshecalmlycontainedthewholegroup.IlearntalotatGoldsmithsandlovedit.Myintentionwasalwaystotakeadiversetherapeuticportfolioandadaptitall;Iwasnevergoingtobeapsychotherapistinaroom.

Did you get a sense of the Art Therapy course being plugged into the rest of Goldsmiths? I’vealwayshadenormousrespectforGoldsmithsbecauseI’vereallyenjoyedhavingtheirstudentsonplacementatKidsCompany.Atthesametime,IwasveryawareoftheArtDepartment.WehadthisdualrelationshipwhereDamien[Hirst]andallthosepeoplewerehelpingus.It’sveryinterestingthatDamienisoneofKidsCompany’smainsupporters.He’sallowedustobefreeintheworkwe’redoingandIlovetalkingtohim.He’sverystraightforward,andsecretlypassionateaboutchildren.

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dramatically.Thisistheresearchthat’sabouttobepublished.

Are you able to share any other projects you have in mind for Kids Company?So,here’stherevolution.After30yearsofbeingonthestreets,I’vehadprofessionalsseemeprivately,andsaythatthechildmentalhealthandchildren’ssocialservicesareatbreakingpoint.IbroughttheCentreforSocialJusticein,andforthepasttwoyearsthey’vebeenlookingatourchildren’sfiles,interviewingthemandthengoingmorewidely,interviewingprofessionalsnationwide.They’vejustproducedareportthatactuallycallsforaroyalcommission.Webelievethattherehavebeentoomanyenquiries,andthatthetimehascometodothejob.Wewanttoputtogetherataskforcetoredesignchildren’ssocialcareandtodotheeconomicandevaluationmodellingforitsothatwecanhaveasystemthatacknowledgesthesheerscaleoftheproblemandhascapacitytomeetthechallenge.Historically,politicianshaven’tdealtwiththeseissuesbecausethekidsdon’tvote.We’reaskingthepublictovoteforchange–thecampaigniscalled‘SeetheChild.ChangetheSystem’.www.seethechild.org

What’s your approach for demonstrating the effectiveness of what you are doing? WhenIfirststartedintherailwayarches,InoticedthatthedisturbedbehavioursofthechildrenatKidsCompanywereverysimilar.Iusedtogohomeatnightandthink,“Whyaretheyallthesame?”Igatheredabout500clinicalpapersfromacrosstheworld,readthemallandthenrealisedthatifallthosescientistshadworkedtogether,collectively,theywouldhavehadtheclinicalandintellectualpropertytoexplainthebehaviourofthesekids.

IturnedupattheRoyalSocietyofMedicine,askedtoseethebossandbeggedhimtoputagroupofscientiststogether.WeendedupwiththebestscientistsinEnglandandacouplefromtheStates.Ihadinterviewed400childreningreatdetail,andpresentedwhatthey’dtoldmeabouttheirlives.Idescribedsomeofthekids’characteristics,andeachofthescientiststookabitofthisresearch.

Theupshotofitisthatyes,thesekidscan’treadfacialcuesappropriately,theycan’ttolerateaneutralface,punishmentdoesn’tworkandtheerrornetworksoftheirbraingointosuperdrive.Theyarefrightenedandhyper-vigilant.Butafter15monthsofbeingwithKidsCompany,thatbrainfunctioningchangesquite

My sense of childhood was you just had to think of an idea, and why not?

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Birute Bikelyte BADesign,2014

HealingSoviettraumabyDesigngraduateBiruteaimstochangethemindsetofpost-communistcountriesthroughthepoweroffiction.

TheSovietUnionwantedtoradicallychangesocietytoinstigateequalityamongitspeople,butthiswasanillusionthatultimatelyhindereditspeople’sabilitytoadapttocapitalism.ThisillusionendedwhentheSovietUnioncollapsed,butitspeopledidnotchange.BiruteescapedthisillusionwhensheleftLithuania,andnowhasauniqueperspective–seeingtheproblemsofpost-communistcountriesfromtheoutside.Sheexplains:“Ihavedetectedthattheheadlongtransitionfromcommunismtocapitalismhascreatedadefectivesystem,soIactasastrategistofideologywhodevelopsthetimelineofabetterpast.PartsofthisfictionalmasterplanbecomeeducationaltoolsforchangingtheSovietmindset.”

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Healing Soviet Trauma wasexhibitedatthe2014BADesigndegreeshow.Goldsmithsisproudtopresentaneclecticprogrammeofexhibitions,showsandperformancesthatchampionourexcitingstudentwork.Formoreexamples,visit:www.gold.ac.uk/degree-shows

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Scheduled to open in 2016, Sir Antony

Gormley hails gallery as “an important moment

in the development of Goldsmiths.”

Overthelast25years,Goldsmithsgraduateshavebeeninstrumentalinturning

contemporaryartintooneofthemostdynamicartformsinBritishculture,withsevenTurnerPrizewinnersand24shortlistedTurnerPrizeartistscomingfromGoldsmiths.

Agallerywillsolidifythispositionbyprovidingapubliccentreofartisticexcellencethatwillbringthelocalcommunityandthosefurtherafieldontothecampustoseethemostexcitingworkfromthevisualartworld.

RichardNoble,HeadoftheDepartmentofArt,commented:“AsaUniversity,GoldsmithshasbeenattheforefrontofinnovativeartandcultureinBritainformorethanacentury,andweplantoremainthereforcenturiestocome.”

Thegallerywillofferaworld-classprogrammeofexhibitions,commissions,residenciesandprojectsthroughouttheyear.ItwillalsogivenewusetoaGrade-IIlisted,derelictVictorian-erawatertankwhichonceprovidedwatertotheLaurieGroveBaths.

InMarch2014welaunchedacompetitionfor

architectstoregistertheirinterestintheprojecttobuildanartgalleryatGoldsmiths,andtheresponsewasoverwhelming.Morethan80firmssubmitteddetailedexpressionsofinterestand,aftershortlistingtheentriestosixfirms,thedesignbyAssemblewaschosenbyapanelthatincludedarchitectSirDavidChipperfieldandartistSirAntonyGormley.

Cutting-edgeyoungarchitecturecollectiveAssemblewerechosenfortheirdesignwhichwillincorporatetheblacksteelwatertanksoriginallyusedfortheLaurieGroveBaths,directlyoppositetheBenPimlottBuildingonGoldsmiths’campus.

ThedesignwillexposethehiddencharacteroftheLaurieGrovebathtanksandcreateauniqueopportunitytowelcomethepublictoGoldsmiths,enablingthemtoexperienceboththetanksandtheexistingbuildinginnewandexcitingways.

PalomaStrelitzandAdamWillisfromAssemblecommented:“WeareveryexcitedthatAssemblehasbeenchosentodesignapublicgalleryforGoldsmiths–aprojectthatresonateswithourstudio’sinterestsandethos.

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This will become a resource for the university

and for London.

partofthisbyanauctionofartworkdonatedbyGoldsmiths’illustriousalumnitotakeplaceatChristie’sinFebruary2015.

AlumnusSirAntonyGormleycommented:“Goldsmithsremainsoneoftheliveliest,mostchallengingandambitiousofBritain’suniversities–itsartdepartmentisblessedbybeingpartofauniversitycampuswithmanyallieddisciplines,engagedinresearchthathasdirectrelevancefortheevolutionofthevisualcultureofourtime.

“ThearrivalofagalleryisanimportantmomentinthedevelopmentofGoldsmiths.ThiswillbecomearesourcefortheuniversityandforLondon:aplacewherestudentsandthewiderpubliccanexperienceandtest-drivenewformsofartaswellasseerelevantexamplesofartfromthepast,ancientandmodern.

“Itwillbeaplacewherecuratorscanexercisetheirskills,artistsbothinternationalandfromtheCollegecanmake,exhibitanddiscusstheirworkandwhereallthewaysinwhichGoldsmithsextendsourunderstandingofthecultureofourtimecanbesharedwithacuriouspublic.”

“WeenvisagethegallerybecominganewcentrefortheartsinSouthLondon,andarehonouredtocontributetoaninstitutionthatisfurtherpromotingitsidentityasaninspirationalsourceofcreativityforstudents,practitionersandthepublic.

“TheVictorianbathhouseatLaurieGroveoffersaseriesofextraordinaryfoundspaces.Thecastironwatertankshaveapowerfulmaterialitywhichwillbepreservedandamplified,whilstnewtop-litgallerieswillprovidearichspatialcounter-pointinanensembleofferinguniqueopportunitiesforthedisplayofart.”

Thenewgallery,whichisduetoopentothepublicinautumn2016,willcost£1.8mtobuild.Itwillbeentirelyfundedbyexternaldonations,asignificant

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Naomi Wood is a part-time Lecturer on the BA English & Creative Writing and the PhD in

Creative Writing at Goldsmiths. Her second novel Mrs. Hemingway was published earlier this year

by Picador, and by Penguin in the US.

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Above:ErnestandMaryHemingwayonsafari,1953-54

Opposite:ErnestHemingwayattheFincaVigia,Cuba1946

BetweeneachofErnestHemingway’sfourwives,

whomhemarriedoverfourdecades,theauthorspentroughlysevenandahalfmonthssingle.Ishouldprobablysayunwedratherthansingle–sincehe’dalwayslinedupamistresstotakehiswife’splace.Inwhichcase,thenumberofdayshespentalone

betweenwiveswasabigroundzero.HowwasitthatmachoErnestHemingway

–game-hunter,explorer,writer,boxer,soldier,bullfighter–couldn’tspendanightonhisown?

Perhapsitwastheparticularlureofeachwoman.Inthebiographies,HadleyRichardson,whomhemarriedin1921,isalwayscharacterisedbyherwarmthandcharm.InAMoveableFeast,HemingwaygivesusalovelyportraitoftheirlifetogetherinJazz-AgeParis:“Weatewellandcheaplyanddrankwellandcheaplyandsleptwellandwarmtogetherandlovedeachother.”

Hadley’slettersfromthetimeshowherenormousloveforErnestaswellasherbeliefinhisnascentwritingtalent:“I’m…soviolentlyforyouasapersonandawriterandaloverIcan’tputitdownonpaper.”Herlettersaresosupportivethatoccasionallytheyheadtowardself-effacement;itisalmostalwaysErnest’sdesiresthatareputaheadofherown.

BiographersalsocharacteriseHadleyasstrangelypassive,asPaulinePfeiffer(mistressno.1andwifeno.2)encroacheduponthescenein1925.PaulinewrotetoHadley:“IfeellikeheshouldbewarnedthatI’mgoingtoclingtohimlikeamillstoneandoldmossandwinterivy.”LetterslikethesewerenotuncommonfromPauline.ItshouldhavegivenHadleythecreeps.

Instead,evenwhileHadleyknewtheywereconductingtheirprivateaffair,sheinvitedPauline(“Fife”)onholidaywiththemin1926:“Itoldher

shecouldstopbyhereifshewants–itwouldbeaswelljokeontoutlemondeifyou+Fife+IspentthesummeratJuan-Les-Pins…”Swelljokeindeed.No-onewaslaughingthatsummer,asummerZeldaFitzgeralddescribedas“acarnivalofimpendingdisaster.”InAMoveableFeast,Ernestexonerateshimselffortheménage-à-troisofPauline,Hadleyandhim,writing:“Totrulylovetwowomenatthesametime,trulylovethem,isthemostdestructiveandterriblethingthatcanhappentoaman.”Worseforthewomen,I’dsay.

PaulineandErnestweremarriedin1927.ShedescribedtheyearsspentwithErnest,andtheirtwosonsPatrickandGregory,asonesof“unbelievablehappinessandfinalsorrow.”ButinfollowingErnestaroundtheworld,tothebullfights,tosafarisinAfrica,tryingtokeephimsatisfied,sheignoredherhusband’s

It is difficult to think of many modern women putting up with Ernest’s escapades.

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AlmostadecadeonfromtheirmarriageinParis,ErnestmetMarthaGellhorninKeyWestin1936.TheiraffairtookplaceduringtheSpanishCivilWar,whereErnestandMarthaGellhorn(mistressno.2andwifeno.3)hadtheiraffairwiththrillingintimacy,visitingtheFrontbyday,andbeddingdownwitheachotheratnight.

AppeasementgotHadleynowhere.Pauline,too,chosetoturnablindeyetoErnest’sextramaritalaffairs,butthisstratagemfailedtostarvetheaffairofitsexcitement.Attheendoftheirmarriage,PaulinewrotetoErnest:“Ourplanswouldbequitesimpleifourliveswerenotsocomplicatedandyouwere,say,abricklayerinsteadofawomanlayerandawriter.”

Theydivorcedin1940.Lessthantwoweekslater,hemarriedMartha.

MarthaGellhorn,warreporterandnovelist,didnothavetoputupwithanothermistress.AsMarthalongedtobeattheFrontduringtheSecondWorldWar,Ernest’sloveforheronlyincreased:“Iamjustgnawingsickdumblonelyforyou,”hewrote,“Iloveyoulikeacariboulovesmud,likeMrRooseveltloveshisplaceinhistory,likethesealovesthebeachandrollsonitallthetime.”

WhileMarthawasoffatwar,Ernestarrived

inLondonin1944,knowinginalllikelihoodthathisrestlesswifewasgoingtoleavehim–afirstforErnest.LuckyforHemingway,awomancalledMaryWelshappearedattheDorchester.Awarreporter,likeMartha,andjustasconfidentandfunny,shewashowever,alittlemorewillingtoletErnest’smoodsswingwithoutcommentoropprobrium.ErnestdivorcedMarthaonthegroundsof“desertion”in1945.

MaryandErnestremainedmarrieduntilhisdeath,from1946to1961,andhewasmarriedtoherforthelongestoutofallofhiswives.ThemostformidablemistressMaryhadtocontendwithwasboozeitself.Theauthor’salcoholismbecamesobadinthelatefiftiesthatiftherewasnothingleftinthehousehe’ddrinkmouthwash.

ItisdifficulttothinkofmanymodernwomenputtingupwithErnest’sescapades.Justasthoseanimalsheshotonsafarihavebecomerarebeasts,sohavethewomenwillingtoturnablindeyetothemistresses.NotthatI’mcomplaining.Thesemarriagesmadeàtroiswere,ofcourse,wonderfulmaterialforanovelaboutallfourwomenwhoall–somenotforverylong–gottocallthemselvesMrs.Hemingway.

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Clockwise from right:ErnestwithMartha,withHadleyandJack(theirson),andwithPaulineinKeyWest

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SOLONG!GODSPEED!SOLONG!

Nicholas FlowerThisisthedebutcollectionofstoriesbyNicholasFlower(BA

Media&ModernLiterature2006).Thesearedensetalesof

littletimesandquietvoicesgivenmegaphones,oflinessmeared

betweentruthsandgood,lifeandselves,dissectingthetediumofthetwenty-firstcenturyandlayingbare

theatrophiedheartoflong-gonedreams,thetearsinthedarkwept

byahopelessfailingBritain.

EATMYHEARTOUTZoe Pilger

EatMyHeartOut,thedebutnovelbyGoldsmithsalumnaandPhDcandidateZoePilger(MAComparativeLiteraryStudies,2010),isaboutAnn-Marie,a

23-year-oldLondonerwhoselifehascollapsedandbelievesloveistheanswertoherproblems,untilshe

meetslegendaryfeministStephanieHaightwhoisconvincedthatifshecansaveAnn-Marie,she’llrescue

anentiregenerationfromthecurseofironicdetachment.

THEDEATHOFTHEPOETN Quentin Woolf

WhenJohnKnoxfellinlovewithRachelMcAllistair,hedidn’trealisehowitwouldchangehislifeforever.Adaringlyhoneststoryaboutbeing

inthralltosomeone,TheDeathofthePoetbyalumnusNQuentin

Woolf(BAEnglish,2008),isanexplorationofviolenceandwhatitmeanstobeamaninthemodernworld,andhowearlypromisescan

foreverchangeyourlife.

PUREFINDERBen Gwalchmai

ThedebutnovelbyalumnusBenGwalchmai(BAEnglishand

Drama,2008)isaGothic-horrorhistoricalthrillerthatfollowsPurefoy,amanblamedforthe

deathofachild,andMurphy,hisenigmaticcapturer.Purefinder

isanexplorationofLondon,loss,paternity,fraternityandpoliticsinthehellthatisLondonin1858

andtheearly21stcentury.

MARYBARNARD:AMERICANIMAGIST

Sarah BarnsleyMaryBarnard–AmericanImagisthasitsorigininthePhDthesisofalumna,SarahBarnsley.ThefirstbookonBarnard,andthefirsttodrawontheBarnardarchivesat

Yale’sBeineckeLibrary,ituncoversanewchapterinthestoryof

AmericanmodernistpoetryandexaminesBarnard’spoetryand

poeticsinthelightofherplentifulcorrespondencewithEzraPound,

WilliamCarlosWilliamsandothers.SarahteachesatGoldsmiths.

ATHOUSANDRAINBOWSLia Chavez

Disorienting,unsettling,andstrangelybeautiful,thephotographymonograph,A

ThousandRainbowsbyalumnaLiaChavez(MAPhotographyandUrbanCultures,2005),exploresperformance-generatedimageryandthenatureofinterpersonal,

materialandspiritualrelationshipsthroughthemanipulationoflight.Thisvolumereproduces22imagesfromtheseriesanduncoversthe

surrealparallelsbetweenheavenlybodiesandearthlyones.

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FW:Itwasabeliefinlifelonglearning.IhavecontinuedtoundertakeshortcoursesandrecentlyaMasters,withaparticularfocusondigitaltechnologiesthatdidnotexistwhenIfirstwenttouniversity.

BB:Itwastolearn,tobecuriousaboutmyteachingcontextandthelearningofmypupilsandtobeself-critical.Someofthistookallofthosethreeyearstotakehold.InsomecasestheseedsweresownatCollegeandgrewasIgrewinmyprofession.

CB:Toquestioneverything.Goldsmithsnotonlytaughtmetobeopentoideasandpeople,buttolookpastthefacadeandthinkcritically.Mycoursetaughtmethatasateacher,listeningismoreimportantthantalking!

FW:TheplaceyouwouldbemostlikelytofindmewasinthelibraryatGoldsmithsordowntheroad,intheArtDepartmentofDeptfordGreenSchoolwhichwaswhereIdidmyteachingpractice.

BB:Thebarorthestudentunion,lateatnightinthemainhallwhenGeorgieFameoranothergreatbandwasplaying.Also,thefolkclub,therefectory,orthelibrary(beforethefire!).Itwoulddependonwhichyearandwhattimeofyearyouwerelookingforme.

CB:Eitherinthe‘quiet’roomsofthelibraryferociouslytypingessaysortalkingshopovercoffeewithotherstudents.Goldsmithsgavemethetimetodevelopmyownideasoutsideofthelecturehallsandthatwasanimportantaspectofmystudy.

If there is one thing that Goldsmiths taught me…

The place you would be most likely to find me was…

My abiding memory from my time at Goldsmiths is...

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FW:Engagingwithacriticallyawarestaffandstudentbodyandbenefitingfromthelivelyarteducationcontext.MakingthemostoftheresourcesGoldsmithshadtooffer.Oneofthebestexperienceswasfiringrakuinanoutdoorkiln–wewereabletoundertakepracticalskills-basedsessionsaswellasmorepedagogicaltheory.

BB:Thepeople–mainlythenumberoffriendsImade.Thosewhosecompanionshipandsupporttookmethroughmythreeyearsandwhichinsomecaseshavecontinuedtothisday.Sometutors,too,havestayedinmymindrightthroughmycareer.

CB:Debatingwithmylecturersandactuallyfeelingasthoughmyideaswereimportant.ItwasthefirsttimeIhadfelttrulyvaluedinaneducationenvironment.Itwasextremelyliberatingtobegiventheopportunitytodisagree.

FRANCESWALSH(PGCE, 1993). Frances is a visual artist who, following a successful career in education, recently graduated from the MA in Fine Art at Falmouth University. Frances now works in the Learning team at Tate St Ives.

CLAIREBAIGENT(BA Education, Culture and Society, 2010 and PGCE, 2011). Claire is a previous recipient of the Mayor’s New Cross Award. Specialising in early years education, she now teaches Reception in Lewisham.

BOBBURSTOW(BEd Biology and Education, 1973). Bob began his career as a Teacher of Secondary Science and was a Deputy Head until 2007. He is now a Senior Lecturer at King’s College, London.

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IAIN:IappliedtoGoldsmithsbecauseIwastolditwasimpossibletogetinto,andthatwasreasonenoughtotry.Beinganartstudentinthemid-nineties,wewereverymuchcaughtinthevapourtrailoftheYBAgeneration,butGoldsmithstaughtusveryquicklythatasanartist,you’reonyourown.It’sthatsinkorswimattitudethat’spropelleduseversince.JaneandIreallygottoknoweachotherinoursecondyearandbeganworkingtogetherveryquickly.Workingcollaborativelyallowedustodomoreandbebetter.Assoonastheyknewwewereseriousaboutit,thedepartmenthelpedusfindwaystodealwithbeinginaninstitutiondesignedtoassesstheindividual.

JANE:WereturnedtoGoldsmithstenyearsafterourBAtodotheFineArtMA.Althoughwe’vealwaysconsideredourselvesartists,wegrewoutofanambitiontomakeartthatstoodachanceofconnectingtoitsaudiencethewaythatmusiccan.Perhapsasaresultourworkfrequentlytipsintomusic.We’vebeenincrediblyfortunatetobeabletocollaboratewithsomeremarkablepeople.LastyearwemadeasoundinstallationatSydneyOperaHousewithScottWalker.Thisyearourfirstfeaturefilmisbeingreleased.It’safilmaboutthemusicianNickCaveandpremieredatSundanceFilmFestival.Thefilmchallengestheconventionsoftherockdocumentary,andwewouldn’tandcouldn’thavemadeitthewayitiswithoutourbackgroundinvisualarts.

LIFE AFTER GOLDSMITHSIain Forsyth & Jane Pollard

Theirfirstfeaturefilm,20,000DaysonEarth,premieredatSundanceinJanuary2014,winningtheDirectingandEditingAwards.InJuly,theywereshortlistedfortheannualFilmLondonJarmanAward.

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SYLVESTRA LE TOUZEL MA in Creative & Life Writing, 2010

What was your experience of being at university? I’dbeeneducatedfromtheageoffiveatstageschool,leavingat15withahandfulofO-levels.Inmy30sI’dtakenareturn-to-studycourseandseveralyearsofOpenUniversity,butitwasn’tuntilIwenttoGoldsmithsthatIdiscoveredwhatitwasliketobepartofacollegeenvironment.Itwasarevelationformetonotbeinaperformingatmosphere.Goinginonceaweektoshareanddiscusspiecesofwritingfeltlikeagift!

Ienjoyedeverymomentofthecourse.BlakeMorrison’sspecialistworkshopinlifewritingwaskey.Itseemedtomeafundamentaldiscipline,likelifedrawing,fromwhichanyformofcreativewritingcoulddevelop.Ourvisitingwriters

werememorable,too.IanMcEwanreadfromadraftofSolarandsaidafterwardsthathe’dbegettingthebluepencilout.AndColmTóibínspoketousaboutacommitmenttotellingthetruth.

Your graduation ceremony was quite memorable, wasn’t it?ThedayofthegraduationhappenedtobethesamedayanauditioncameupforthepartofDetectiveConstableHazelSavageinAppropriateAdult,ascreenplayconstructedfromthestoryoftheinterrogationofFredWest.

Ihadbeenintwomindsaboutgoingtotheceremony–Iworrieditmightbeindecoroustopranceaboutinahatandgownatmyage–butwhenconfrontedwiththisaudition,

attendingthecelebrationatGoldsmithssuddenlyassumedmonumentalimportance.

I’djustboughtabicycle,agestureofindependence.Itseemedagoldenopportunitytotryitout.Ibecamedeterminedtogototheceremony,thenpedaluptheOldKentRoadtothemeeting.Iwaspossessed;itwasaquest.

OnthedayIheardaquotefromEleanorRooseveltandonefromNelsonMandeladescribinghoweducationisthemostpowerfulweaponwithwhichtochangetheworld.AftertheceremonyIlefteveryoneinthegarden,threwmygownacrossthe‘forhire’counter,andleaptonthebike.Iarrived,sweating,helmetinhand,heartstillpumping.Igotthepart.Icouldn’tbelieveit.

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SylvestraLeTouzelhasbeenanactresssinceshewasachild,andstudiedonthecreativewritingMastersasamaturestudent.Shejuggledherstudieswithactingcommitments,andhadtorushstraightfromhergraduationceremonytoanauditionforapartintheaward-winningTVseriesAppropriateAdult.OtherfilmandtelevisioncreditsincludeCloudAtlas,TheIronLady,MidsomerMurdersandTheThickOfIt.

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STEPHENBROWNDirectorStephenrecentlydirectedhisfirstfeaturefilm,TheSea(basedonJohnBanville’sBookerPrize-winningnovelofthesamename),togreatcriticalacclaim.HespentsixmonthsworkingwithastellarcastthatincludedCiaranHindsandSineadCusack,andwithdirectorLucRoeg.Hestartedhiscareerinthe1980s,workingasanassistantdirectoronmusicvideos,commercialsandfeaturefilms.HestudiedaPostgraduateFilmDiplomaatGoldsmiths,anexperiencehedescribesas“transformational”.

KARENLEEFestivals ManagerAsFestivalsManageratHongKong’sLeisureandCulturalServicesDepartment,Karenhelpedshapelastyear’sWorldCulturesFestival,amonth-longfestivalwithover100events.IndoingsosheleftanimportantmarkonthehistoryofHongKongperformingarts,andgottoworkwithrealistdirectorandStanislavskiprotégé,LevDodin.KarenstudiedtheMAinPerformanceandCultureandsaidhertimeatGoldsmithswasaself-enlighteningexperience.“Inotonlydevelopedanewperceptionofperformingarts,butalsooftheworld.”

CELEBRATINGYOURSTORIES

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of our stellar alumni, students and staff who are making a difference to society and

supporting others to succeed. You can read some of these stories at www.gold.ac.uk/

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LISACHERRYTrainer/Coach and AuthorAfteranadolescencespentinfostercareandchildren’shomes,atwo-yearspellofhomelessnessandentryintoAAattheageof20,LisaundertookaBAinSociologyatGoldsmiths.Hereshedevelopedalifelongpassionforpeople,societyandtransformationthathasledtohercareerinsocialwork,educationandsocialinclusion.“Findoutwhatmakesyourheartsingandyourbellyburnlikefire,”sheimplores.“Findoutwhatthatisandthenfindawaytomakemoneydoingit.”

ABHISHEKKUMARSocial EntrepreneurAbishekcompletedtheMAArtsAdministrationandCulturalPolicyin2007.Hehasworkedforseveralsocialenterprisesandcommunitypartnershipmodels,developingpeople’slivelihoodsthroughthecreativeandculturalindustries.HehasworkedwithJaipurRugsFoundation,anon-profitorganisationthatlinkslocalartisanswithglobalmarkets.HeisnowworkingwiththeAzimPremjiFoundation,whichaimstoimprovethequalityandequityofeducationinIndia.

PAULBAXTERHead of Chaucer DirectAftergraduatingfromGoldsmithsin1985,Paultookapostgraduatecourseanddelvedintotheworldofinsurance–certainlytheroadlesstravelledformanymusicgraduates!He’sbuiltupanimpressivecareerintheindustry,workinghiswayuptoDirectoratTescoCompare,VicePresidentatRenaissanceInsurance,andmostrecently,HeadofcarinsurancefirmChaucerDirect.“GoldsmithsmademefeellikeIwasapartofwhereIstudied,”heremembers.

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STEVEMCQUEEN1992

“ThiswasFebruary1992atGoldsmiths,andwewereworkingonashortfilmdirectedbyAlperOzbemir.IchosetospecialiseinsoundrecordingbecauseIkneweveryoneelsewouldwanttheglamorousjobsofcameraoperatoranddirectorofphotography.StevewasontheFineArtprogrammeandaskedifhecouldjoinourfilmgroupforacoupleofshoots.Shortlyafterwards,in1993,hereleasedBear,hisfirstmajorfilm,on16mm(theformatweallusedatGoldsmiths).”—Will Brooker (Postgraduate Diploma in Media and Communications, 1992)

Will is a writer, critic and Professor of Film and Cultural Studies at Kingston University