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Southbank Memorial
Ebony Ximinies-Parke
A London knife crime memorial has been made with red handprints along the Southbank , just a small walk from the Westminster Bridge . Directly across from the Covid memorial wall , it has been placed in the form of street art for the knife crime in London . Although there is no official information on who made the wall , it was first spotted in May .
The new memorial has raised many questions about what the police and government plan to do about the rise in knife crime , especially amongst the youth .
With the recent death of Dea-John Reid , being fatally stabbed by a group of men aged between 14 – 38 , many are wondering whether the police are not doing as much as they can .
Dea-John had complained about some of the individuals racially abusing him prior to the incident , but it wasn ’ t properly investigated .
An individual posted on Instagram , under one of @ TheShadeBoroughs post , that “ now we will have to add anuva handprint to the Knife Crime Memorial ,[ sic ] atleese someone made one ”.
Tala Madani ' s " Chalk Mark " in Pillar Corrias Gallery
Luca Reale The Iranian-American artist ' s new work is on display until September 8th at the gallery ' s new location at 2 Saville Road . " Chalk Mark " examines the ways in which children are controlled and cultured by their schooling . Madani is known for deconstructing social norms through her satirical and grotesque art .
Graduates Open Podcast Studio to Help Young People Get into Production
Shannon O ' Neill Two former students from the University of West London ( UWL ) opened a new podcast studio in order to give more young people access to media equipment .
Paris and Christian opened the studio in Acton , London in May and they have also been using it to record podcasts for their own media production company , called Fresh Media Productions .
The pair hope the podcast studio will be a way for young people in the area to get involved in media production too .
Paris said : “ We wanted to open a studio because it ’ s convenient for us to be able to use it whenever we want , but we also want to give people the opportunity to start their own
A Living Sculpture at Tate Modern
podcasts too . " It ’ s usually really expensive to use recording equipment , we are the most affordable in the area because we want young people to use the resources .”
Paris is also a film director and Christian a producer at their media production company , and they are both currently working on their second short film .
The film is called " Deon " and it highlights the challenges for young people living in London , particularly around the issue of knife crime .
Paris said : “ We want to see more young people getting creative , so they can put down the knives and pick up the podcast headphones instead ."
Aga Malik Beuys ’ Acorns , an installation of 100 young oaks by the British artists Ackroyd & Harvey , can now be found on the outside terrace of Tate Modern .
The living sculpture was created in response to the climate emergency and is a place where visitors can reflect on art and their relationship with nature .
The display will be at Tate Modern until November 14th . The project was inspired by 7000 Oaks City Forestation Instead of City Administration , a social sculpture created by Joseph Beuys , an artist and environmental activist .
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