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Exhibition: Small Things at 67a Gallery

A photography exhibition in the East End of London celebrates the work of Amy Gwatkin, Anna Leader, Annie Collinge and Bella Fenning

Written by Sally Mumby-Croft



On the first cold Wednesday of November, my brisk walk up Kingsland Road was rewarded by 'Small Things' a collective exhibition of photography at 67a Dalston Lane. The works on display are an exquisite foray (two of the four participants Annie Collinge and Amy Gwatkin contributed to Amelia's Magazine whilst in print) into the possibilities of photography. Here the four participants, Annie Collinge, Anna Leader, Bella Fenning and Amy Gwatkin discuss their involvement in the exhibition and introduce a few of the threads running through their work.

Annie Collinge's tightly composed portraits documents the faces of four girls dressed as their favourite comic book heroines.

For the Small Things Exhibition, why did you decide to sidestep the girls costumes at the Comic Con convention?

There were a lot of people taking photographs there, so I wanted to take a different approach. I actually just… read more

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London Fashion Week S/S 2011 Presentation Review: Cooperative Designs

Our Review of Cooperative Design's 1920's presentation in the debauched setting of the Groucho Club, with wonderful illustrations by Michelle Urvall Nyrén

Written by Sally Mumby-Croft

Illustration by Michelle Urvall Nyrén
In our pre- London Fashion Week interview with Cooperative Designs , the design duo discussed the incredible presentations they produced for S/S 2010 (Bauhaus) and …

Pre-London Fashion Week S/S 2011 Interview: Cooperative Designs

This week Amelia's Magazine discuss influences and techniques in the run up to London Fashion Week 2010 with exquisite knitwear designers, Cooperative Designs

Written by Sally Mumby-Croft

Photograph by Matt Bramford
After being spellbound by Cooperative Designs’ last two presentations (see here and here) at London Fashion Week.
Amelia’s Magazine are delighted to have had the opportunity …

An Interview with photographer Amy Gwatkin

Amy Gwatkin discusses the ideas behind her photography; simultaneously blurring and strengthing the boundaries between art, documentary and fashion...

Written by Sally Mumby-Croft

Photography preseves a moment forever – it marks and preserves time as it has been spent. It is, to draw Barthes into the conversation, a memento mori. Amy Gwatkin’s photographs …

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London Fashion Week A/W 2010 Catwalk Review: Cooperative Designs

Written by Sally Mumby-Croft

Early on a Sunday Morning, Cooperative Designs were to be found in the quiet backstreets of Charing Cross. Following on from last season’s epic Bahaus Inspired set the design …