Roop Gill
Alphabet City
“Even though I had two journalism degrees, I just started thinking, ‘How can I get all the tools in my toolbox?’”
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Liv Wynter
Alphabet City
Liv Wynter is an artist, performer and activist who lives in Southeast London. At poetry nights, rap battles and art galleries, she has performed works that are tender and powerful, often dealing with surviving trauma. She recently resigned as artist-in-residence at the Tate due to remarks on sexual harrassment by the Tate’s director, and what she called “invisible inequalities of the institution.” www.livwynterartist.co.uk
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Lauren Razavi
Alphabet City
“I think one of the things that journalism has suffered most from over the last decade is the lack of innovative business minds actually staying in the industry. It’s not like I want to get rich, but I want to make a living. And you’ve got to be a hustler to do that.”
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Beverly_Bryan
Alphabet City
“Artists are always making the future. Drawing blueprints and maps of what could be. And also recording history. Pop and rock musicians, hip-hop artists: they are telling stories that might not otherwise get recorded.”
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Lorna Brown
Alphabet City
“Not waiting ’til tomorrow to do what you want to do, not being so afraid that you forget to live while you’re alive, that’s super important.”
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Zahra Hankir
Alphabet City
Zahra Hankir is a London-based freelance journalist who is currently editing a book of essays by Arab women reporters for Penguin. She also works as a content specialist for Facebook.
info_outline“Not waiting ’til tomorrow to do what you want to do — not being so afraid that you forget to live while you’re alive — that’s super important.”
Lorna Brown left her London life behind and travelled the world documenting graffiti-covered buildings in words and watercolours for her forthcoming book, Painted Cities. In this interview she describes tracking down giant murals in Cairo and figuring out what was essential for creative fulfilment while skateboarding in Palestine. Her advice to other writers and artists: be aware that you can’t fake authenticity, and remember that none of us lives forever.