top of page

Search


Madeleina Kay
Jun 10, 20243 min read
When you discover 8 years of your creative practice have been archived on Alamy Stock without you realising...
Yesterday I was chatting to someone about the experience of being drawn for a portrait artwork - I wanted to send them some examples,...
23 views
0 comments


Madeleina Kay
Jun 9, 20244 min read
"If public opinion is sluggish, inconvenient minorities will be persecuted" - George Orwell
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...
11 views
0 comments


Madeleina Kay
Jun 8, 20245 min read
"A confrontation with neutrality as a persistent ideology" – Laura Raicovich
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...
6 views
0 comments


Madeleina Kay
Jun 7, 20244 min read
"Nothing is static." - From Dictatorship to Democracy by Gene Sharp
'From Dictatorship to Democracy' is an interesting but short book by Gene Sharp. Written as a pamphlet guide to overcoming dictatorship,...
5 views
0 comments


Madeleina Kay
Jun 7, 202411 min read
"THE PROMISES OF KINDNESS AND THE PLEASURES OF DOING DAMAGE" - Barbara Kruger
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...
6 views
0 comments

Madeleina Kay
Jun 5, 20242 min read
It's Time To Vote - EU Elections 2024 Music Video
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...
11 views
0 comments


Madeleina Kay
Jun 4, 20242 min read
YEUFvision - Youth Participation in the 2024 EU elections
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...
2 views
0 comments


Madeleina Kay
Jun 2, 20245 min read
A Total Wash Out - Singing in the Bavarian Rain
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...
10 views
0 comments


Madeleina Kay
May 27, 202415 min read
A Brief History of Protest Art – Aindrea Emelife
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...
7 views
0 comments


Madeleina Kay
May 25, 20242 min read
Am I a bad influence on my Dad?
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...
5 views
0 comments


Madeleina Kay
May 25, 20249 min read
European Unionists bring their "constructive ambiguity" to Stormont
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...
14 views
0 comments

Madeleina Kay
May 23, 202413 min read
"A textile duet of tactile empathy" - Threads of Life by Clare Hunter
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...
4 views
0 comments


Madeleina Kay
May 23, 20246 min read
The show must go on. Mustn’t it?
Yesterday (Wednesday) was a wild and slightly overwhelming day: A photoshoot at Central Saint Martins, Rishi Sunak announcing a general...
9 views
0 comments


Madeleina Kay
May 20, 20247 min read
Sketches from Bucharest
I was travelling to Romania for a “YEUF project” event – my main mission was to record video interviews for the documentary I am making...
4 views
0 comments


Madeleina Kay
May 19, 20242 min read
Muzeul National de Arta al Romaniei
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...
6 views
0 comments


Madeleina Kay
May 19, 20244 min read
Bucharest Art Safari
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...
6 views
0 comments


Madeleina Kay
May 14, 20249 min read
Craftivism for the Highly Sensitive Person
Jonathan suggested that I look up the “Craftivist Collective” during my tutorial and by chance, the lady I stayed with in Edinburgh had...
5 views
0 comments

Madeleina Kay
May 14, 20242 min read
YEUF Project Documentary Trailer
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...
3 views
0 comments

Madeleina Kay
May 13, 20243 min read
"My Life tastes like... Coffee; bold and rich, sometimes with a bitter aftertaste and highly caffeinated"
I was delighted to be interviewed for a German language magazine, 'GOOD IMPACT'. They sent me a copy in the post - which arrived today...
76 views
0 comments


Madeleina Kay
May 12, 202411 min read
Richard Demarco, Eurovision and the Brexiles Exhibition in Edinburgh
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...
6 views
0 comments
bottom of page