Madeleina Kay Art

Yesterday I was chatting to someone about the experience of being drawn for a portrait artwork - I wanted to send them some examples,...

I've been reading a series of short essays on Fascism and Democracy by George Orwell for my research paper. It always stuns me how...

Culture Strike Art and Museums in an Age of Protest. I read this book about a year ago and was really taken with Raichovich’s principled...

'From Dictatorship to Democracy' is an interesting but short book by Gene Sharp. Written as a pamphlet guide to overcoming dictatorship,...

I was looking forward to reading 'Thinking of You. I Mean Me. I Mean You.' by Barbara Kruger but I wasn't expecting to be as engaged with...

I wrote the song, 'It's Time To Vote' last year in anticipation of the upcoming elections in the UK and EU in 2024 - the "Year of...

Miraculously, I managed to edit the YEUF project documentary which I have been filming over the last year in five (and a half) days, in...

I probably should have cancelled the trip to Munich – I caught another flu virus during the trip to Romania and the trip to Belfast only...

I particularly enjoyed this book which my Dad gave me for my birthday. It was small and succinct but had some great content that is very...

My Dad's dream, for about five years before he retired, was to buy a house boat and spend his retirement on the British waterways. But...

After I had landed in Belfast, and recovered from my temporary vertigo / nausea, I headed into the city centre, where I left my guitar at...

This book by Clare Hunter was fascinating but I found it difficult to get into its rhythm. It felt quite jolty in terms of abruptly...

Yesterday (Wednesday) was a wild and slightly overwhelming day: A photoshoot at Central Saint Martins, Rishi Sunak announcing a general...

I was travelling to Romania for a “YEUF project” event – my main mission was to record video interviews for the documentary I am making...

I somewhat regretted going to see the "European Art Museum" in Bucharest, but the ticket was only 10 Lei (about £2) so it was no great...

Due to the pricing of flights (being cheaper on Monday), I had a weekend to kill in Bucharest – which was mainly spent working in a...

Jonathan suggested that I look up the “Craftivist Collective” during my tutorial and by chance, the lady I stayed with in Edinburgh had...

I was given 4 days notice that I needed to edit a 2-3 minute trailer to screen at the YEUF project event in Romania... Unfortunately 3 of...

I was delighted to be interviewed for a German language magazine, 'GOOD IMPACT'. They sent me a copy in the post - which arrived today...

After our MA teaching session on Thursday, I realised that I hadn’t prepared anything for the trip to Edinburgh the following day. So in...