Blank Media Collective

BlankPages: Issue 12

<i>This month's contributors and featured artists include...</i>
<b>Charlotte Colegate / Purnima Thaker / Trashed Couture (Sara Li-Chou Han) / Steve O'Connor / Cass Ellis / Kalbakken / Joe Booker / Liz Wroe / The Gatherers / Plank! / The FTSE 100</b>

Did you miss us? We're delighted to announce the launch of blankpages issue 12 with a brand-new look! Alongside this month's fantastic pieces of art, fiction and poetry, we have an interview with fashion guru, Sara Li-Chou Han about her range of 'Trash Couture', turning the cast-offs of yesterday into the essentials of tomorrow. In our new music feature you can take a listen to and find out more about Kalbakken, a band inspired by Norwegian folk music and traditional stories.

In this month's issue of blankpages we’re proud to present <b>Kalbakken</b>, a band inspired musically by Norwegian folk music and lyrically by traditional stories. Making use of elements such as guitar, violin, accordion and percussion and mixing structure and improvisation, they present to a modern audience stories that otherwise might have died. Their songs open a doorway to a world that no-one who hears it can have ever been to - and there’s not many bands you can say that of. We are also delighted to announce that two tracks ('Hvem Kan Segle' & Bonden Og Kraka') of theirs will be available with the new issue.

We have an interview with fashion guru <b>Sara Li-Chou Han</b> and her range of ‘<b>Trash Couture</b>’. This project turns the cast-offs of yesterday into the essentials of tomorrow - and the day after for that matter. In our feature she explains the eco-friendly thinking behind the range, and discusses her influences, her theories on trends, and the ethics of fashion. But it’s not only about words - accompanying the feature are images of her work, and she will also be showing her work at our launch party on May 15th at the Black Lion in Salford.

Issue 12 Featured Artists

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    CHARLOTTE COLGATE

    <b>Charlotte Colgate</b> provides the cover art for the new issue, and her bold broad-stroke approach is different to anything we’ve ever had on our front page. Her work mixes images and text, drawing, textiles and photographs, and is not afraid to be controversial or risqué. She designs bags, purses and, by her own description, ‘smutty cards’. We will also have more of her work on-show inside the magazine.

  • Steve O'Connor

    <b>Steve O'Connor</b>'s debut piece of published fiction is a Japanese death vision, a stylised and modern tale taking cues from Kabuki plays and Murakami. The poetic narrative flits from banal lucidity to symbolic dreamstates and yet explores the intricate importance of details. Charmingly sparse characterisation and idiosyncratic phrasing make this story a poser of questions, the answers to which, we ourselves hold.

Send Us Your Work!

We are always looking for new voices to feature in blankpages, our monthly online magazine.

To submit work to blankpages simply join Blank Media and select the "Publish in blankpages" option when you add work to your Portfolio or drop as an email using the form below. Please read the Submission Guidelines before submitting your work.

Having problems with the form or want to submit more than one piece of work? Email us directly at editor@blankmediacollective.org.

BlankPages Team

  • Editor: John Leyland
  • Music Editor: Dan Bridgwood-Hill
  • Visual Editor / Designer: Michael Thorp
  • Visual Editor / Designer: Henry Roberts

We would love to hear what you think about blankpages - drop us an email and let us know at editor@blankmediacollective.org.