SOCKET Magazine - London Metropolitan University
A magazine is synonymous with revelation, sharing and reflection; it is a colourful compact guide through ideas and suggestions that can stay with us even after newspaper headlines are shredded and hasty videos are scrolled away. There is no ‘perfect’ or ‘easy’ way to create and launch a magazine. Yet, the 20/21 BA Photography Year 2 students of the School of Art, Architecture and Design, London Metropolitan University, brought together their creative idiosyncrasies to produce a fantastic source of collective energy and inspiration – aptly called SOCKET.
Diverse photographic genres blend in a symbiotic narrative that features selected work from the students’ array of projects. They reach out to the world with an inspective eye (AGORA), follow people to their various roots (TRACE), expose our shapeshifting mood in our strive for survival (CHAMELEON), and shed a spotlight on digital heroes and hidden icons (EYESOME). The productive cross-contamination of creative practices (in this instance, photography, poetry and painting) is celebrated as a serious field of enquiry in which the process of discovery transcends to the final outcome.
Yiannis Katsaris
Senior Lecturer, BA Photography
London Metropolitan University
A magazine is synonymous with revelation, sharing and reflection; it is a colourful compact guide through ideas and suggestions that can stay with us even after newspaper headlines are shredded and hasty videos are scrolled away. There is no ‘perfect’ or ‘easy’ way to create and launch a magazine. Yet, the 20/21 BA Photography Year 2 students of the School of Art, Architecture and Design, London Metropolitan University, brought together their creative idiosyncrasies to produce a fantastic source of collective energy and inspiration – aptly called SOCKET.
Diverse photographic genres blend in a symbiotic narrative that features selected work from the students’ array of projects. They reach out to the world with an inspective eye (AGORA), follow people to their various roots (TRACE), expose our shapeshifting mood in our strive for survival (CHAMELEON), and shed a spotlight on digital heroes and hidden icons (EYESOME). The productive cross-contamination of creative practices (in this instance, photography, poetry and painting) is celebrated as a serious field of enquiry in which the process of discovery transcends to the final outcome.
Yiannis Katsaris
Senior Lecturer, BA Photography
London Metropolitan University
Domestic Violenceby Daniel Atash Barghi“In a healthy relationship, vulnerability iswonderful. It leads to increased intimacy andcloser bonds. When a healthy person realizesthat he or she hurt you, they feel remorse andthey make amends. It’s safe to be honest. Inan abusive system, vulnerability is dangerous.It’s considered a weakness, which acts as aninvitation for more mistreatment. Abusive peoplefeel a surge of power when they discover aweakness. They exploit it, using it to gain morepower. Crying or complaining confirms thatthey’ve poked you in the right spot.”- Christina Enevoldsen, The Rescued Soul:The Writing Journey for the Healing of Incestand Family Betrayal26
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Domestic Violence
by Daniel Atash Barghi
“In a healthy relationship, vulnerability is
wonderful. It leads to increased intimacy and
closer bonds. When a healthy person realizes
that he or she hurt you, they feel remorse and
they make amends. It’s safe to be honest. In
an abusive system, vulnerability is dangerous.
It’s considered a weakness, which acts as an
invitation for more mistreatment. Abusive people
feel a surge of power when they discover a
weakness. They exploit it, using it to gain more
power. Crying or complaining confirms that
they’ve poked you in the right spot.”
- Christina Enevoldsen, The Rescued Soul:
The Writing Journey for the Healing of Incest
and Family Betrayal
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