I was at the Royal College of Art last night to see the latest batch of graduates work. The Show pulled together a mixture of Fine Art, Applied Art, Fashion, Design, Communications and Humanities, all of which were presented to the highest of standards.
One of the exhibitors that caught my eye especially with his exciting ceramic work was 'Matthew Raw.' The theme was 'displacement' and draws on first-hand stories of asylum seekers from Zimbabwe. There was a lot of depth that went into Matthew's research, he interviewed asylum seekers to explore what it is like to be forced to leave your country. He asked them the challenging questions of what possessions did you take, and what kind of welcome did you get at the end of the journey.
Already Matthew's work has been appreciated within the artistic community by names such as: 'Grayson Perry,' the Turner prize winning ceramic artist and 'Susie Orbach' the author of Fat is a Feminist Issue.' I'll keep an eye on this exciting young talent and can only wait in anticipation for his next piece.
Other special mentions go to 'James Winter's' for his maze-like wall sculptures and 'Christina Wrege's' for a bouncy ball video installation.
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