Sustenance and the City: An Interview with Jonathan Nunn.
Map of London by Harry Darby and Anna Hodgson. (This abstract map was commissioned for Nunn’s book London Feeds Itself. Rather than marking out the city with major landmarks, this map is full of anti-monuments that Londoners should recognise – Brent Cross Shopping Centre, lampposts, b
Artist of the Week: Faye James
Faye James is a Musician. Tell us a bit about yourself. Hi! I’m Faye, a second year French student at Hertford. As much as I try and convince myself (and my tutor) otherwise, my interest in writing music has grown more over the last two years than my interest in my degree. While I can [&hellip
The Isis interviews Dylan Carver, UCU Anti-Casualisation Officer
Last Thursday, 17 February, the UCU (University College Union) announced that the strike action for the remainder of February would be called off. No longer would I walk past the Maths Institute and see a crowd of lecturers at the picket line. What had otherwise been a Hilary Term coloured by cancel
The Isis interviews Oliver Mason, Founder of Gulp Fiction
Gulp Fiction probably doesn’t need an introduction for readers of The Isis. A new place in the Covered Market? A bookshop? A café? A pub? Oxford students would be sold on just one of those things. All four is the stuff of fantasy (or my Pinterest boards, at least). How did we get so lucky? [&hell
Behind the scenes of The Isis’ ‘Outlines’ Exhibition
Ahead of ‘Outlines’, The Isis exhibition, which is on at Kendrew Barn in St John’s College on Wednesday and Thursday of 6th week, Anneka Pink and Wyatt Radzin sat down to interview the Creative team. GROUP 1: Sophia Howard, Faye Song, InChan Yang Which elements of the process of creating a
Artist of the Week: Miranda Conn
Miranda Conn is a dancer and the President of Oxford University Contemporary Dance, who have just won Varsity 2023. Tell us a bit about yourself. Hi! I’m Miranda, a 2nd Year Maths & Computer Science student at Somerville. My degree is about as far from artsy as you can get, but I am also c
Tea-time: in conversation with Na Kim
Na Kim is a Korean graphic designer based in Berlin. In the past, she has trained at the Werkplaats Typografie in Arnhem, the Netherlands, and directed for GRAPHIC magazine. Most recently, she worked as the creative lead for the Victoria & Albert Museum’s Hallyu! The Korean Wave exhibition. Do
Tea-time: In Conversation with Hamblin Bread
To bake, according to Kate Hamblin, is to surrender your hands to the rhythm of your ingredients. Hugo Thurston and Kate Hamblin opened Hamblin Bread on Iffley Road in 2018, placing stone-milled flour and heritage grains at the heart of their neighbourhood bakery. Shao-Yi Wong interviews Thurston an
Interview with Rebecca Salter
Lucy Thynne and Deputy Editor Claire Ion spoke to the first female President of the Royal Academy of Arts, Rebecca Salter, during the lockdown of early 2021. In this interview, they chat about keeping galleries afloat during the pandemic, moving to Japan as a young artist and what inspires her famou
