Phil’s journey to discovering his passion for graphics

Chinatown by Central Saint Martins

Log Line by Central Saint Martins

By Hanya Elghamry, Helen McGarry, Sol Mussa, Zhongge Sui, Giulia Ricci, Duong Thuy Nguyen

The secretions of an organism is a collective of thoughts, a posture, an attitude toward life that triggers the collapse into a work practice of histories, identities, images, sensibilities, dreams, hopes, and futures.

Using the London Underground as a medium of transport to implement a Reassemblage form of thinking. The secretions of an organism is an operation of the suspect, inquiring, reframing, and layout-creating, made to rewrite reality.

Reassemblages

CSM Museum and Study Collection Window Gallery

1 Granary Square

King's Cross

London

N1C 4AA

Tuesday 5 July – Wednesday 27 July 2022

Reassemblages is a collection of collaborative responses to the British Artists' Film and Video Study Collection by MA Fine Art and MRes Art: Moving Image students.

British Artists' Film and Video Study Collection is a unique research collection dedicated to the work of UK and international moving image artists. It comprises of copies of film and video works, publications, paper documents, posters as well as other material relating to artists’ moving image. The collection is part of Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection.

Inspired by material in the collection these imaginative new works produce new associations, meanings, and resonances.

The pandemic and the climate crisis have forced necessary, if painful, change on the fashion industry. In a period of tumultuous transformation, guests Daniel W. Fletcher, Esme Young, Yoanna Liu, Fabio Piras, Matty Bovan, Mary Katrantzou, Stephen Jones, Campbell Addy and Olubiyi Thomas discuss contemporary issues and the future of fashion.

Logo design: Lowri Cooper

We need reminding of fashion’s role as a force for joy in everyday life. The pressure on creatives in the fashion industry can be debilitating, exacerbated by broader pressures facing us all in a world full of problems. Guests Fabio Piras, Dimitra Petsa, Mary Katrantzou, Stephen Jones, Matty Bovan, Esme Young, Olubiyi Thomas and Campbell Addy share their thoughts.

Logo design: Lowri Cooper

Creative fashion communication is integral to the process of presenting great fashion design. Exploring the roles of fashion media and fashion shows, guests Olubiyi Thomas, Yoanna Liu, Esme Young, Matty Bovan, Daniel W. Fletcher, Fabio Piras, Dimitra Petsa, Mary Katrantzou and Campbell Addy reflect on the power of communication – and how lessons from the pandemic have changed the way we communicate.

Logo design: Lowri Cooper

This episode explores the urgent need for change in the industry, ranging from how we treat people and the planet to exploration of the power of fashion as a part of a healing process. Guests include Greek designer Dimitra Petsa, photographer Campbell Addy and Central Saint Martins MA Fashion Course Director Fabio Piras, sharing their thoughts on how the fashion world can change.

Logo design: Lowri Cooper

What sparks great ideas for fashion designers? In our second episode, Central Saint Martins alumnae, including designer Mary Katrantzou, milliner Stephen Jones and menswear designer Olubiyi Thomas, share thoughts on nurturing creativity – and how to overcome creative blocks.

Logo design: Lowri Cooper

The students of Central Saint Martins, past and present, have created a remarkable, flourishing, cross-fertilising global community that is heavily influential across the world of fashion, both in design and communication. Reflecting on Central Saint Martins' international reputation, our guests, including designer Mary Katrantzou, photographer Campbell Addy and Harper’s Bazaar China fashion features director Yoanna Liu, consider the CSM global community and the importance of diversity and cultural difference.

Logo design: Lowri Cooper