Kate Esslemont

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Ustensiles, Demeures, Escaliers de Jean Dubuffet, 1967. Galerie Jeanne Bucher

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3D workshop During my time in the 3D workshop I experimented with steel to create models of a sculpture I was contemplating making on a large scale, big enough for people to walk within, measuring roughly 2.5metres high. I wanted to work with metal because I was looking into urban environments, and the grey and heaviness of the material reminded me of tall towering buildings. The steel I chose was also quite malleable, and it held its shape strongly, which made it perfect for bending. The idea behind my sculpture was to create two environments, both which replicated industrial urban buildings, but one was curved and was influenced by natural forms, the other had sharp 90degree angles, and sharper edges. The idea was to make the viewer (or potentially occupier) aware of the effect the shape and form of build landscapes can have on your mental state. Saphia and i collaborated once we had made some final objects. We started playing around with composition and connecting our objects. I thought the combination of concrete and steel was really effective in creating an urban ambience, the textures combined enhanced the power in communicating harshness and oppression of landscape. Whilst we were moving our objects it felt like playing adult lego, some of our pieces fitted together, and some looked out of place, which added to the harsh reality of chaos in the combination of architecture in large cities such as London.

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The One Space In Your Home That Can Change Your Life

Who has time (and space) for a home sanctuary? All of us, it turns out. Here's the little corner I've set up at the end of my dining room table. It's ...

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Thai, born Argentina 1961

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Tristram Lansdown

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Gorch-Fock-Haus, Altona, Hamburg

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Pictograms day project

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Amazing spaces I discovered in Paris. I was photographing what I would normally pass by, unnoticed, mundane environments, architectural forms, interesting angles, finding a different perspective to this vibrant city.

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These are my final four inside illustrations for Billenium. Through experimenting with photography, model making, watercolour, and charcoal, it was clear to me that photography captured the moods of the story in the most interesting way. The colours and shapes illustrate the narrative form, it was important to me that the feeling you get whilst looking at these photos starts at the top with Entrapment, then Hope, Euphoria, and lastly Intrusion.

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I decided to create something physical for my final piece to reflect upon the craft and detail of the workshop. I printed my drypoint directly onto the fabric for the final cover, I used Japanese binding, and the layout of the photos was inspired by the space in the workshop, I wanted space on the pages. The quotes in the book are from my video recordings of the workshop, they are written in the Norfolk accent, just how the boatmen spoke.