Festival

The Gidi Tribe: Nigeria’s most exciting new youth movement
Music

The Gidi Tribe: Nigeria’s most exciting new youth movement

Gidi Culture Fest — Everyday Africa photographer Tom Saater gets lost in the crowds at Gidi Culture Fest – Lagos’ multi-sensory art, music and cultural experience.

Written by: HUCK HQ

How to make a difference without money or experience
Activism

How to make a difference without money or experience

Lessons from Yellow Projects — The Yellow Projects is a north London network of activists who are pushing for ‘positive change.’ Their first mission? Starting a grassroots arts festival for refugees in Leros, Greece. We meet them to find out more about their ambitious and hopeful long-term vision.

Written by: Simon Doherty

Seeking adventure in the heart of the Lake District
Snow

Seeking adventure in the heart of the Lake District

Kendal Mountain Festival 2017 — Taking place between November 16-19 this year, the Kendal Mountain Festival promises a range of films, talks and arts events catered for all outdoor enthusiasts.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Beautiful Alice is London's purest DIY music festival
Music

Beautiful Alice is London's purest DIY music festival

Beautiful Alice Festival 2017 — Losing someone you love is painful, especially when they're the kindest, most giving person you'll ever have the good fortune to meet. Alice Barnett was one of those people, but at Beautiful Alice Festival - 3 June 2017 - she'll be celebrated and remembered, with headliners including Dub Pistols, The Japanese House and Freestylers.

Written by: Harry Jefferson-Perry

Secret Garden Party is the first UK festival to introduce official drug testing service
Reportage

Secret Garden Party is the first UK festival to introduce official drug testing service

What’s in your baggy? — Secret Garden Party festival offered festivalgoers the opportunity to have their drugs tested to help avoid overdoses and poisonings.

Written by: Alex King

Photo collective Tripod City are capturing Ghana's Art renaissance
Art

Photo collective Tripod City are capturing Ghana's Art renaissance

Africa's iconoclasts — A new wave of young Ghanaian artists are questioning religious traditions and finding a voice, while at the same time making art on the street. Photo collective Tripod City have been getting to know what it's really like to be in Ghana in 2016.

Written by: Max Gayler

The indie festival created for your mind, not your wallet
Culture

The indie festival created for your mind, not your wallet

The brains behind Brainchild — As a 19-year-old student daunted by a lack of artistic outlets, Marina Blake launched an independent festival with a difference - creating a melting pot of collaboration designed to inspire.

Written by: Hanna Duggal

Rag N’ Bone Man: The MC building a refuge for his past loves
Music

Rag N’ Bone Man: The MC building a refuge for his past loves

Talking inspiration, former flames and a debut album — Raised on a diet of Steptoe and Sons and blues music in a small Sussex village, Rag N’ Bone Man doesn’t exactly fit the normal picture of an MC. But digging deeper reveals Rory Graham is a true hip hop renaissance man.

Written by: Robbie Wojciechowski

Moritz Stefaner: The data visualisation artist playing with the future
Art

Moritz Stefaner: The data visualisation artist playing with the future

Spreadsheets won’t save us — Moritz Stefaner’s Project Ukko turns climate and wind data into an immersive art installation that allows viewers to explore the future of the planet.

Written by: Alex King

Why did Lina Hashim secretly photograph Muslim couples having sex?
Photography

Why did Lina Hashim secretly photograph Muslim couples having sex?

Transgressions in the dark — Iraqi-Danish photographer Lina Hashim’s provocative Unlawful Meetings series explores secret sexual encounters which overstep Islam's boundaries.

Written by: Alex King

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