Catherine Jones

2 months ago | huckmag.com | Dorrell Merritt |Fred Dodgson |Robert Kazandjian |Catherine Jones

On 5th May 1991, Channel 4’s continuity announcer made a dramatic play for viewers: promoting a new show in a single breath. “We’ve brought you Sumo. Now, hold your breath. Kabaddi comes to Channel 4 – one of Asia's most popular sports. No goals, no nets, no balls, but a lot of puff. Join the spectacular action. Kabaddi tonight at six, on 4. It’ll take your breath away.” And, exhale. It was, very likely, the first time the word “Kabaddi” had been uttered on British TV.

2 months ago | huckmag.com | Dorrell Merritt |Fred Dodgson |Robert Kazandjian |Catherine Jones

Born in Moscow in 1989 to Armenian parents, photographer Diana Markosian's earliest years were rocked by the collapse of empire. The fall of the Berlin Wall that same year signalled that the Iron Curtain had finally come down, and by 1991, the Soviet Union would dissolve. Markosian’s parents, both PhDs, could not find work and the crippling stress of poverty on the young family drove their marriage apart.

2 months ago | huckmag.com | Fred Dodgson |Robert Kazandjian |Catherine Jones |Zoe Paskett

“I think my work is an inquiry into understanding a deeper self,” says London-based multi-disciplinary visual artist, and skateboarder, Arran Gregory during our WhatsApp call, him nearly eight thousand miles away in Bali. “This idea of exploring where we come from, how we suddenly got here, and connecting the dots between the two.” Gregory’s statement is one that has remained relevant throughout his creative practice.

2 months ago | huckmag.com | Robert Kazandjian |Catherine Jones |Zoe Paskett |Cyna Mirzai

For hundreds of years, queer history has been hidden in plain sight, its artists casting their gazes in a myriad of ways, encoded in our constructs of beauty, desire, status, and wealth. Photography’s arrival in 1839 signalled a remarkable shift, placing the power of image-making in the hands of the people rather than the establishment. For those driven to create, visibility quickly became an act of resistance against misrepresentation, marginalisation, and erasure.

Sep 28, 2024 | mirror.co.uk | Catherine Jones

Memories of the daughter they adored are dotted around the family home. From the horseshoes spelling out her name on the front garden wall, to the fairy light tree in the lounge covered in mermaid ornaments - as she always wanted to be a mermaid. Then there are the photos. Gracie Spinks as a baby; as a schoolgirl; riding her beloved horse, Paddy, and as a beautiful young woman in a shimmering dress on a cruising holiday. “She did loads of karaoke on that holiday.