Fashion designer and founder of self-titled lifestyle brand Tihara Smith speaks to us.
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Dennis Bovell, Margaret Busby, Normski, and Zak Ové share their personal stories and discourse around the Black experience, activism,
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Join our family workshop looking at how hairstyles can shape surprising character traits in the age of social media selfies.
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Join us for a workshop creating Japanese anime-style self-portraits.
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Build confidence or improve your skills at our annual sell-out Skate School and Kids Skate Club.
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A special exhibition by the 2020–2021 Master of Photography, Shirin Neshat, presented as part of Photo London, opening from 01 September in anticipation of the fair’s arrival.
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Festival director Holly Gramazio selects highlights of this year's festival of games and play.
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Explore the interaction between creativity, the natural sciences and technology with an open mind, in this hour long hands on activity assisted by the Bjork Biophilia app.
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Artist duo YARA + DAVINA discuss their outdoor installation Arrivals + Departures with Somerset House Director Jonathan Reekie.
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Music Hackspace presents a weekend of workshops with Ewa Justka.
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A creative writing workshop looking at, feeling, smelling, listening and tasting 8 ordinary objects, which inspired Clare Whistler's project Gifts.
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Publisher Margaret Busby explores the rise of Carnival as a means of celebration and defiance for the Windrush generation
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Qatar's entry will present a hybrid between the old and the new, through the use of materials and cultural rituals.
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Listen back to a performance by Jacob Samuel and Samir Kennedy that looks into the existence of infinity with contributions from Coby Sey, Beatrice Dillon and more
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Learn about the whole process of electronic circuit production: from prototyping circuits on breadboards to etching your own PCBs and learning KiCad.
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Somerset House generated over £2 million through its commercial events activity last year.
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Somerset House Studios artist and filmmaker Maeve Brennan provides insight into her practice, sharing skills in filmmaking.
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Free workshop exploring the themes of pattern, repurposing and identity in the work of Hassan Hajjaj.
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Talks looking at different strategies and systems for making music and organising sound.
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Martin Howse is occupied with an investigation of the links between the earth, software and the human psyche.
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