Murmur of the Waves

by Peijia Hu

Born and raised in a seaside city, I have always had a special affinity with the sea. During my travels and study abroad, I realised that no sea can be exactly the same or replace each other: Each has its own story and conveys a unique emotion, yet sharing a deep connection in a certain way. Murmur of the waves includes images of the seas in the UK, Portugal and China, resonating with each other and hoping to capture the salty breeze, everything it embraces and all the memories lying within it.

Peijia is currently a third-year Media and Communications student at Goldsmiths. Using photography and video as main mediums, her work is mainly inspired by people and everything that connects them, exploring topics such as identity and trying to visualise subtle emotions that are often overlooked in our everyday life. In the meantime, she is also passionate about theatre production and is always looking for collaborations to bring new stories to the stage. She loves sunshine, puppies, lemongrass, colorful accessories, and lying down. She can be found on Instagram at @petakesphotos.

Behind the Green Windows at Kew

by Sebastian Kettley

Inspired by the exotic glasshouses of Kew Gardens, Glasshouse: Behind the Green Windows is an ongoing series of photographs using fogged-up glass as a distorted lens to capture the colourful, abstract and at times delicate plant life on the other side. The project is a look at the botanic world of Kew from the outside in.

A Goldsmiths graduate with a BA in journalism, Sebastian works full-time as a Media Officer at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Outside of work, he pursues his interest in photography, capturing snapshots of everyday life on the streets as well as portraiture, through a variety of digital and medium format analog media. His work can be found at www.sebkettley.com/, and on Instagram at @seb.kettley.

Parasocial

Sensitive Content: Abstract homophobic insults, references to suicide

by Sam Rhodehamel

A reflection on the way people communicating online do not view each other as real people. Overlaying a conversation had with ai, feeding it questions + real hate messages I’ve received on the internet over photos of my daily life as a real normal person (taken while testing a new camera) to contrast how I felt I was being treated as a non-feeling non-human entity by strangers.

Sam Rhodehamel is a Los Angeles-born Goldsmiths Sociology Alumni. His artistic interests include digital culture, dream analysis, and his friends and family. He can be found on Instagram at @tvcowboy.