We have now come to the end and this post is my last (academic) post. This reflective overview acts as a seal in which I will describe the process of developing my professional practice. Writing, blogging and researching altogether have always been my favourite things to do. I enjoy life as a professional reader and …
Hello again! Thursday, the 12th of May 2016. This is the date when we, the graduating class have to submit all of our final work from this academic year. Stressed? Yes. Anxious? Yes. Worried? Yes. Confident? Yes. Ready? No. Seems like time just flew by! I remember worrying about my first day of University, thinking …
Continuing to part two.. Next up was composer A.R. Rahman. A musical genius who scored countless movies, gave us all a rest from all the seriousness of the talks and refreshed our minds with music. The Grammy and Oscar winning musician played a set on the keyboard with the viola, the drums, chimes and vocals …
I was lucky to be able to attend this year's TED Talks live. With 'dreams' being the main theme, I listened carefully. First of all, 10-year-old writer Ishita Katyal came up on stage with a message for the next generation. She had an important message for adults. Mostly, adults underestimate their children and in that …
Having received an email from one of my tutors about Source Magazine, I jumped at the opportunity of having my work featured. I followed the link mentioned, browsed though the website and noticed that it was a very positive experience for past graduates who have worked with them. At first, I was a bit unsure …
Last year, I was in London before the opening of the show, visiting The Photographers' Gallery for a number of exhibitions (mainly Noemie Goudal: Southern Light Stations and Burden Of Proof: The Construction Of Visual Evidence). While on my way, I passed Wellcome Collection and immediately, the banner publicizing the future event caught my eye. …
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Nearly approaching the end of my degree, I received an email about 'Postgraduate Study Fair' and decided it was a good idea to visit the Students' Union on the morning of the 10th of March, 2016. A year into the degree in 2013, I knew I wanted to continue my education and move onto Masters …
As mentioned in the previous update, it was as if nothing was working out and it was too late to start over with something new. Thinking about it now, it is not as bad as I thought it was. Having an individual tutorial with one  of my favourite tutors was what I really needed at …
While Mondays at the University are dedicated to group seminars, Tuesdays are open for individual tutorials and other discussions related to Professional Practice. Group seminars involve all us, divided into 3 groups - A, B and C. All 3 groups have dedicated timings to sit together with the tutors, bring in their work and receive …
While I was researching for further ideas for my FMP and looking into other artists who do similar or interesting work, I somehow landed on the Agenda Magazine website. Suddenly, I found myself looking into the studios of David Delruelle and I was awestruck! By first glance, the interior had so much natural light - …
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