Oliver Clarke

APPRAISAL

At the beginning of this year I felt excited to finally go to university to pursue my photography career. I hoped to work in a creative hub, away from home, and to seize new opportunities to improve myself as an individual and a photographer. I enjoyed that the creative challenges have improved my lateral thinkingContinue reading “APPRAISAL”

LANCASTER SKETCH

I thought it would be fun to take part in this project, as I can have a space to sketch ideas and experiences throughout lockdown, and just have an object I can put all my random creative ideas and urges into. It is nice to have a tactile outlet for creativity, especially since I amContinue reading “LANCASTER SKETCH”

YOUTH CLUB ARCHIVE

LISA DER WEDUWE & JAMIE BRETT YOUTH CLUB – MUSEUM OF YOUTH CULTURE is a not-for-profit organisation working to preserve, share and celebrate youth culture history. Started in 1997, born out of SLEAZENATION MAGAZINE, they archive and share any and all elements of youth culture. Currently they are an unrecognised heritage collection, but aim toContinue reading “YOUTH CLUB ARCHIVE”

LAIA ABRIL: ‘Chapter One : On Abortion’ – ARTIST

From the offset Laia Abril stressed how important it was that when approaching a difficult subject matter it is important to look after the mental health of everyone involved in that project. It can be difficult to be so close to the victim’s trauma narrative, so it is important that everyone involved receives therapy. AnContinue reading “LAIA ABRIL: ‘Chapter One : On Abortion’ – ARTIST”

#LeedsQueerFashionWeek

I thought creating a response one or two of these categories would be a fun activity to do in between work for my modules. I’m by no means a drag artist and I don’t have any wacky clothes or makeup to use since I’m in lockdown but I created a little scene in response toContinue reading “#LeedsQueerFashionWeek”

MARTIN ANDERSEN: ‘CAN’T SMILE WITHOUT YOU’

The Photobook Cafe – during lockdown instead of having their talks with visiting artists in their London venue they have been hosting them using Instagram Live, meaning I can access and interact from home. Senior Lecturer at CSM, CSVPA & University of Brighton. https://martinandersen.co.uk An intimate view documenting Tottenham football club 2013-2017. Title came fromContinue reading “MARTIN ANDERSEN: ‘CAN’T SMILE WITHOUT YOU’”

EIZO Photography Student Award 2020

The theme ‘Masculinity’ jumped out to me immediately because it is a deep topic that I’m interested in exploring. I already had a few of my own recent photographs from Budapest that convey the theme of masculinity that I decided to go through and pick the one with most meaning and visually/technically “good”. The groupContinue reading “EIZO Photography Student Award 2020”

COLIN DODGSON: ‘DEEPER GREEN’ – PHOTOGRAPHER

The Photobook Cafe – during lockdown instead of having their talks with visiting artists in their London venue they have been hosting them using Instagram Live, meaning I can access and interact from home. Colin Dodgson created the photo-book ‘Deeper Green’ in collaboration with the World Land Trust. They feature photographs of Belize showing theContinue reading “COLIN DODGSON: ‘DEEPER GREEN’ – PHOTOGRAPHER”

LDR in Lockdown

Nationwide lockdown has been challenging for all personal and professional relationships. Me being a bit of a closeted romanticist I wanted to make a piece using the materials and equipment I have available in the house to be able send a very personal and embarassingly lovey-dovey poem paired with photographs in the post. My initialContinue reading “LDR in Lockdown”

ASTEROID fashion & art magazine open call submission

I spotted a leaflet for an open call for ‘ASTEROID’ magazine and I found it appealing because I’ve been wanting to do a space-themed photoshoot because I love the wacky visuals and scenes you can create, and it would be a fun shoot to collaborate with others on. The inspiration they posted for this openContinue reading “ASTEROID fashion & art magazine open call submission”