Aug 2014 Clare Robertson Dr Jennie Jewitt-Harris Forging a brand from the ancient From doctor to fine artist: 10 craft of blacksmithing combining two unlikely disciplines Gareth Edwards Morris Keyonzo The Hollywood director on his latest Documenting Kenya’s slums blockbuster, Godzilla CREATIVE UPDATE University for the Creative Arts Alumni Magazine University for the Creative Arts Alumni Magazine 02 Contents Welcome 03 Latest News 04 Clare Robertson 08 MissFire Forges Success Gareth Edwards 12 Unleashing Godzilla Tola Mohiki 16 Insights Of An Intern UCA Alumni Team Graphic Design & Welcome to Art Direction by UCA Akram Fahmi 18 Angela Chadwick alumni She Was Only Building Luxury Head of Corporate www.shewasonly.co.uk Issue Ten Communications Jamie Sims 22 Emily Cooper Printed by Asendia. Howling Hit Alumni Relations Welcome to issue 10 of Creative Update, the magazine of Thara Sukumaran Cover photo by Morris Keyonzo 26 the University for the Creative Arts Alumni Association. Database Officer MissFire Kenya In Focus According to recent figures published by the Department Carys Waters for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), employment within Press & PR Officer Ian Pons-Jewell 30 the UK Creative Industries sector has increased five times Tim Pilgrim Setting The Scene faster than the national average. This powerful force driving Press & PR Officer economic growth makes it an exciting time to be a creative James & Carrie Saunders 32 arts graduate. UCA is always striving to support its students [email protected] Home Is Where The Art Is and alumni, and is proud that the institution has risen 33 places in the Complete University Guide league table over www.ucreative.ac.uk Jonathan Ramalho 36 the last two years. Hong Kong The UCA community is going from strength to strength, and the Alumni Association is growing, with now nearly Laura Nailor 40 35,000 members cross the world. The Cat That Got The Screen In this edition, we highlight some of the extraordinary success of our alumni as they make their mark and conquer Dr Jennie Jewitt-Harris 42 the creative industries. It’s been a bumper couple of months The Art Of Medicine as we have seen Gareth Edwards’ success with ‘Godzilla’ topping box office charts, celebrated UCA’s Chancellor Reconnect at Rochester 45 Zandra Rhodes receiving the title of Dame in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, had eight students and graduates win David Haste 46 at the Goldsmiths’ Crafts & Design Awards, and applauded Stass Paraskos our largest ever cohort of students graduating at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Creative Spotlight 50 It’s fantastic to be able to recognise and support our alumni’s achievements and we are grateful to all those who have helped contribute to this issue of Creative Update. Above We hope that you like the new and improved look of the Jonathan and Oliver magazine, and if you have some exciting updates or stories at Shek ‘O Beach that you would like to be featured in a future edition, then please do get in touch. Right Still from ‘Howl’ The UCA Alumni Team by Jamie Sims [email protected] 04 News News 05 UCA storms Goldsmiths' Interior Architecture Craft & Design graduates win Another Design International Award Awards 2014 At this year’s graduation ceremonies, Interior Architecture UCA students picked up a wealth of alumnus Pal Pang presented the awards at this year's Goldsmiths' Craft & Another Design International Design Awards, held at Goldsmiths Hall. Stuck between Award and runner-up prize to two graduating BA (Hons) Eight prizes were awarded to students, with Interior Architecture & another two being commended, and four Iraq and a Hard Place Design students Isa Gustafsson prizes were awarded to recent graduates, (pictured left) and Anna Houston with a further five commended. Crafts (pictured centre). Pal, originally tutor, Lynne Maclachlan, also received an plant, and she developed the ‘Reversible Recent BA (Hons) Glass graduate Naomi creating anti-war signs, followed by a from Hong Kong, graduated from award for Production Jewellery. Drinking Set’ idea from research into Symmonds’ degree has been a kind of piece inspired by conspiracy theories and UCA in 2001 and now runs his The annual event, recognised as the historic glass and patterns created within therapy for her after the tragic death of her consumerism. As a culmination of her own design consultancy, Another "Oscars of the industry" in Craft and water. To create the pieces, Kyosun fitted brother Chris, who died whilst serving in journey, she then developed the idea for Design International. Design, was hosted by ex-BBC presenter together several separate layers of silver the army in Iraq in 2003. She has created her final piece. Pal decided he wanted to Kay Alexander and supported by a number then manipulated a number of wires her final piece titled ‘Stuck between Iraq ‘Stuck between Iraq and a Hard Place’ contribute something to inspire of trade companies and associations. precisely so they could be soldered on. She and a Hard Place’ to commemorate all the consists of a 2 metre by 1.6 metre concrete the next generation of designers. Three final year students hailing then provided extra texture with pattern lives lost in the Iraq War. wall, representative of the blast walls that "I received an award myself when I from BA (Hons) Silversmithing between each wire. divide Baghdad. One of the panels is glass was at UCA which helped to keep Goldsmithing & Jewellery at UCA Kyosun commented: "The awards “My work is a metaphor of the passion I with two distinct sides; one side is highly me motivated, so I was keen to Rochester secured eight awards between ceremony was an amazing evening and I feel about the inequalities and injustices polished and reflective, representing give something to the students them. Gemma Main received the College was very surprised to win! So many people that take place in the world, particularly the commemoration of western troops as they start their careers in the Silver Bullion Grant, Kanella Vlachou won came up and congratulated me. I was referencing the atrocities of war,” said and the respect they are associated with industry," said Pal. "Anna and Isa's an award for her Gallery Jewellery entry encouraged to enter the competition by Naomi. “I feel to highlight these atrocities after fighting for their country, and the designs were chosen based on ‘Headpiece, Human Blinkers’ and Kyosun tutors at UCA, and I'm so pleased I did as is necessary to ensure that the devastation other side is textured, broken and shot at, their creativity and timelessness. Jung (pictured right) won won six awards, it's been very rewarding." of the livelihood of innocent civilians is not representing the destruction of Iraq since The concepts captured a including a grant from the Goldsmiths' "We're extremely proud that UCA forgotten”. Naomi was 13 when her brother the war began. real sense of beauty, which is Company, the overall Junior Award for students had such huge successes at Chris died whilst defusing live-cluster “My work aims to represent a post- what I believe is our key role as her ‘Sake Set’ and The Podolsky Award for this year's Goldsmiths' Craft & Design bombs in a field in Iraq. modernist decline in values – a social- designers." The UCA alumnus her ‘Reversible Drinking Set’ and ‘Sake Set’ Awards, especially considering the large The Glass degree project briefs gave cultural shift in ideals,” said Naomi. has just set up a London office for (pictured above right). number of entries," said Grant McCaig, Naomi (pictured above) the freedom “Through my work, I wish to provoke his international award-winning Kyosun's ‘Sake Set’ design was inspired Silversmithing, Goldsmithing & Jewellery to explore areas of interest to her, polemic arguments and discussions about consultancy. by the shapes and structures on a bamboo lecturer. "Awards like this instill confidence unearthing an array of repressed emotions. topics which we appear to be desensitised in the winners but also help them raise Throughout the course she explored war to in western society.” their own profile as they embark on their further, looking into the legalities of war, careers as craft makers." 06 News News 07 BAFTA Haul for UCA Alumni UCA Climbs University Rankings UCA has moved up 24 places in The Complete University Guide Sports 2015, making it the highest climber in the table. Vice-Chancellor Simon Photographer Ofield-Kerr said: “The increase recognises the longstanding real strengths of UCA and has been Sets her Sights delivered by both investing in our courses and facilities, as well as Dominic Mitchell (above right) and Mark optioned it, and they really championed it. ensuring a more level playing field Towns (above left), who both studied BA And here we are,” said Dominic. on Charitable across the sector when it comes (Hons) Film Production at UCA Farnham, Mark Towns meanwhile collected the to submitting the data on which picked up their awards at the BAFTA TV award for Best Editing – Factual for his league tables are based. This Craft Awards at The Brewery in the City of work on the Channel 4 fly-on-the-wall Exhibition result is a testament to the talent London in May. series ‘Educating Yorkshire’, which follows and dedication of UCA staff and the everyday lives of staff and students at a the extraordinary achievements of Dominic, who collected the BAFTA for Best Dewsbury School. Despite finding success within the fields London Fashion Week and the BBC. our students. Writer – Drama for his BBC 3 series ‘In The Mark, whose previous credits include of commercial and editorial photography, Combining her personal hobbies “New contemporary spaces, Flesh’, said in an interview with BAFTA: ‘The Apprentice’ and ‘Coppers’, told alumna Rebecca Andrews’ (pictured with professional endeavors, Rebecca like The Elaine Thomas Library “It was the first TV script I’d ever written, BAFTA: “It was an amazing show to work above right) current focus is a long-term now specialises in sports photography, at UCA Farnham, reflect our so just to get it made was just amazing, on.