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Category Archives: Thoughts

Lily Cole’s ‘Who Cares Wins’: A Journey from Tech-Utopia to Indigenous Wisdom

November 21, 2020by harrietbottom Leave a comment

A few days before our interview, I’m struck by an Instagram video of Lily Cole swimming underwater in a bright turquoise stream of ocean bubbles. I’d spent the last few weeks immersed […]

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Artist Interviews, Fashion, Interviews, Philosophy, Thoughts, Writer Interviews

Kenopsia, Surrealism and the power of imagination during isolation

October 31, 2020by harrietbottom Leave a comment

Becky Scott has always loved collecting words. But when she found herself remote working in an abandoned ‘80s office building, during Lockdown, she discovered an especially fitting descriptor. One that […]

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Aesthetics, Art, Artist Interviews, Interviews, Philosophy, Thoughts

Why flower pressing is the uplifting activity we need right now

March 30, 2020by harrietbottom 1 Comment

As I write this, the nation is slowly getting accustomed to the idea of spending our days and weekends at home. On the whole, spirits are low; dampened by the […]

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Crafts, Creations, Thoughts

The language of Japanese colour combinations

May 19, 2019by harrietbottom Leave a comment

I love the pure experimentation of colour by modern abstract artists like Mark Rothko, Josef Albers and Bridget Riley. One of my favourite exhibitions, ever, was by Christina Mackie. Nine-metre-high […]

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Aesthetics, Art, Exhibitions, Philosophy, Thoughts

The Parisian couple preserving the ancient art of hand blown glass

February 7, 2019by harrietbottom Leave a comment

The two master glassblowers that Sébastien learnt from both died years ago. There’s no one else that works with the same philosophy and traditional techniques. Valentina is the co-founder of […]

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Aesthetics, Art, Artisan Interviews, Interviews, Thoughts

Tulip Mania & Bloemen, a private view

June 4, 2018by harrietbottom 1 Comment

So I’ve heard that at one time in Amsterdam, a tulip bulb was the same price as a house. The trading of exotic tulip bulbs in the Netherlands is the […]

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Aesthetics, Art, Exhibitions, Thoughts

‘When we describe colour, we are poets’; an interview with artist and paint manufacturer, Michael Harding

January 20, 2018by harrietbottom 2 Comments

Read about someone who creates colour, talk about its essence Michael Harding is a paint manufacturer and handmakes artist’s oil paints. I met him at a launch for his new […]

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Aesthetics, Art, Artist Interviews, Interviews, Philosophy, Thoughts

Just lines and curves: An interview with Alexa Coe

August 9, 2017by harrietbottom Leave a comment

  A London based artist with a background in fashion illustration and a degree from Central Saint Martins. Interviewed by New York magazine, Howl, a bespoke illustrator for Miller Harris perfumer, […]

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Aesthetics, Art, Artist Interviews, Film, Interviews, Thoughts

Wearing a genderless face

June 28, 2017by harrietbottom 4 Comments

I’ve long been an admirer of artists’ line drawings. The minimalism has such an elegance to it. Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse are known for the abstract approach, Picasso used to practise […]

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Aesthetics, Art, Artist Interviews, Fashion, Interviews, Thoughts

Of all the galleries in Paris

May 20, 2017by harrietbottom 1 Comment

I’ll start with a traditional French coffeehouse and the story of a Mexican surrealist artist. A young English debutant who fled her nouveau-riche family to pursue art and a love affair […]

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Aesthetics, Art, Exhibitions, Thoughts, Travel

Hackney Wick Clothes Switch

April 22, 2017by harrietbottom Leave a comment

Vintage fashion contest or amiable exchange? My tips for a successful clothes switch. Stories Behind Things February, Hackney Wick A converted brewery in Hackney Wick sprinkled in bright Sunday morning sunlight. A Gottwood style […]

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Fashion, Thoughts

Home Blindness

April 16, 2017by harrietbottom Leave a comment

Taking the time to be inspired and set resolve. I’ve spent three months writing, re-writing, re-re-writing, going backwards as I chip away editing various blog drafts. Thinning my once animated […]

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Philosophy, Thoughts

Posies in Protest

January 22, 2017by harrietbottom Leave a comment

In the aftermath of the magnificent Women’s March, I interviewed two women running their own quiet protest. Bread and Roses is a new social enterprise, teaching refugee women in London the art of […]

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Artisan Interviews, Interviews, Philosophy, Thoughts

Time Consciousness

January 8, 2017by harrietbottom Leave a comment

Think you know what the concept of time is?  Take two minutes to correct yourself, thanks to Zayd Awan (Philosophy BA). The standard conception of time is that of a […]

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Interviews, Philosophy, Thoughts, Writer Interviews

The Paradox of Fiction

January 7, 2017by harrietbottom Leave a comment

Charlie Protheroe (Philosophy BA) reveals why being terrified of a horror film is more complicated than it seems. We have a peculiar relationship with fictional literature. We are emotionally vulnerable […]

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Interviews, Philosophy, Thoughts, Writer Interviews

The Reggae Roots of St Paul’s, Bristol

January 6, 2017by harrietbottom Leave a comment

In my final term at Bristol University, I gathered a range of new academic ideas to be published in Helicon Magazine’s weekly Features column. Every day this week I’ve been sharing my […]

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Interviews, Philosophy, Thoughts, Writer Interviews

Why do we fear?

January 4, 2017by harrietbottom Leave a comment

Theo Parker (Geography BSc) challenges the prevalence of fear in our society. WE ARE CONTINUALLY CONDITIONED TO BE AFRAID. Introduced by the Bush Administration in the frantic aftermath of 9/11, […]

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Interviews, Philosophy, Thoughts, Writer Interviews

Commodity Fetishism

January 3, 2017by harrietbottom Leave a comment

From breakfast to diamonds;  time consciousness to reggae. To add to my collection of Bristol’s best digested dissertations, Amelia Butler (Geography BSc) explains why she followed the journey of the apple- from the […]

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Interviews, Philosophy, Thoughts, Writer Interviews

Predictive Personality Traits

January 2, 2017by harrietbottom Leave a comment

Ramona Jones (Psychology BSc) investigates how our personality characteristics correlate with our social media activity.  Have you heard of The Big Five personality dimensions? In just five traits, psychologists can […]

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Interviews, Philosophy, Thoughts, Writer Interviews

No Sweatshops, No Photoshop

October 21, 2016by harrietbottom 1 Comment

An interview with Sarah Beckett, co-founder of Birdsong London. The ethical clothing company with principles of transparency, enterprise and social change. Birdsong sources clothing and accessories from womens’ organisations and charities. […]

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Aesthetics, Artisan Interviews, Designer Interviews, Fashion, Interviews, Philosophy, Thoughts

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