
The Project
This article was previously published in Issue 19, ABSENCE (December 2018). On the 27th May at about 8pm, I stood trembling before my...


The Intrigue of Absence: The Subjectless Subject in Giulio Campagnola’s ‘Reclining Woman’
This article was previously published in Issue 19, ABSENCE (December 2018). Few things are more frustrating than the unidentifiable...


Canaletto’s Eternal Venice
In Venice, there are only one or two paintings by Canaletto (1697-1768), nearly everything he produced is to be found in Britain, thanks...

Cruising Towards Decline
Venice is loved for its state of historic perfection. The city remains largely unchanged due to its floating urban structure, which is...

Conservation vs. Modernism: The Venetian Vexation
Venice – a city which is inescapably connected to the modern world, but could never truly belong. During the nineteenth century, Venice’s...


Self-Care, Self-Delusion, Self-Awareness: How well-being became a global concept and what it means
With exams approaching and various deadlines creeping up on us, think back to how many times in the last week you thought of a day off...


Notre-Dame
News of the Notre-Dame fire has deeply shocked people worldwide. Amidst the various reasons for it holding a deep-seated significance for...

Sticker Shtick
All of my visits to Tate Modern have been a hit or miss. There’s a very inorganic feel to it as an institution. Maybe it’s the multitude...

The Unifying Power of Jewellery
With the ongoing Brexit debate over whether to stay or leave - a metaphor for divorce reoccurring in newspaper headlines; the unifying...


Seen on Screen: Somerset House
Goodbye Somerset House, hello Vernon Square! As our former home becomes a distant memory I thought I’d reflect on how this Neoclassical...