Eleonora Leemhuis
-
interrupt
With an averted gaze, the world has made sure to avoid your final tear. Muster up a final twist and groan, they can’t ignore everything they hear.
-
get off the bridge
My feet dangle off the motorway bridge as the sewage-infused air hits my cheeks violently. Looking towards the lost girl beside me, I realise what a sorry pair we must look like. Few words are exchanged between us. Rather honestly, we never really had much in common. Yet here we are. Our rationed pringles can…
-
Andy Warhol: The Textiles
The average person is introduced to Andy Warhol through his overly commercialised pop art prints. Although the Campbell Soup and Marilyn Monroe images remain to be an instantly recognisable artworks, one cannot help it to feel diluted when splattered across another Uniqlo shirt. Despite this, I found the latest exhibition at Dovecot Studios to be…
-
rotten but sweet
As boxes of peaches, apples, and other varieties of round fruit roll out the back of trucks, they adjust themselves in the street crevices. This is where the lowest forms of beings (humans and rats) can enjoy a meal. Yet even these vile creatures have their limits, leaving the sun to deal with the discarded…
-
GRAYSON PERRY: SMASH HITS REVIEW
The (somewhat harsh) reflections of a gallery attendant who worked at the Grayson Perry | Smash Hits exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy. The chin-stroking apes that wander into Grayson Perry are unbearable to listen to. Having paid £20 to look at art which “really does make class accessible”, it’s hard for me not to…
-
fossil fuelled love; British Museum’s marriage to BP
The British Museum seems to have fallen head over heels for BP, despite everyone around them saying that they’re just not right for each other. We’ve seen how BP’s failed relationships have left other cultural institutions crawling back to the public with paint splatters and broken frames. However this relationship isn’t something new, as the…
-
BALENCIAGA PRE-FALL 2024 COLLECTION ; LA, wellness culture, and mockery
With the Hollywood sign in the distance, Balenciaga set the scene for their pre-fall 2024 collection on the cracked concrete of Windsor Boulevard. With the palm trees lined behind the rows of guests, it does not get more ‘LA’ than this. The score (created by BFRND) seems to put you into a spiralling trance as…
-
WILL FASHION BE SAVED BY AI?
There is a very real fear in the creative industries that generative artificial intelligence will create further barriers in an already exclusive workforce. It is clear that these technologies are going to be more intimately involved in working activities, so should we be leaning into them? If we look towards the fashion industry, we can…
-
I DIDN’T PAY FOR THE TRAIN
The carriage reeks of misery as the grey people look out their windows, the world flashing before their eyes. We move so quickly that we don’t get to see much, but if I spin around fast enough then everything is very clear. Now I am able to gaze inwardly. Twirling up and down the aisle, …
-
WHY IS THERE A CHANEL SHOW IN MANCHESTER? – overconsumption, fashion, and the industrial revolution
The thought of Chanel hosting their Métiers d’Art show in Manchester makes lots of people laugh. Chanel’s image seems to contrast everything that the area signifies. With rumours (a builder) saying that the show will be happening in the Northern Quarter, people don’t see how that location can compare to the other ‘glamorous’ cities the…
threehundredand10 