Shoreditch Randomness

Shots from a day in London

Masterclass with Alexis Deacon at the House of Illustration, London

    A day full of imaginary creatures in the forest. Great chance to visit the House of Illustration in           London and create some crazy characters with other talented students encouraged by Alexis                 Deacon's guidance.

Disobedient Objects at the V&A

From a Suffragette tea service to protest robots, this exhibition was the first to examine the powerful role of objects in movements for social change. It demonstrated how political activism drives a wealth of design ingenuity and collective creativity that defy standard definitions of art and design. Disobedient Objects focussed on the period from the late 1970s to now, a time that has brought new technologies and political challenges. On display were arts of rebellion from around the world that illuminate the role of making in grassroots movements for social change: finely woven banners; defaced currency; changing designs for barricades and blockades; political video games; an inflatable general assembly to facilitate consensus decision-making; experimental activist-bicycles; and textiles bearing witness to political murders.

(Source: www.vam.ac.uk )