On expanding our notion of dysphoria and the power of writing
Oli Lipski, Naomi Gennery & Image: Molly Hankinson
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Molly Hankinson is a visual artist, illustrator and muralist from South East London, now living and working in Glasgow. She graduated in Fine Art: Painting and Printmaking from The Glasgow School of Art in 2018, and was then awarded the graduate studio residency at SWG3 Studio Warehouse, where she now has her permanent studio. Molly looks at the honest and unapologetic representation of people who experience misogyny, with an unparalleled and celebratory reclamation and ownership of space evident in her work. Incorporating the aesthetics of bright and considered colour placement with use of continuous line, Molly creates ‘bold and subtly detailed, inclusive celebrations of feminine vitality’.
On 13th May, the Pollokshields community of Glasgow successfully prevented a Home Office raid on Kenmure Street. The victory was a resounding rejection of this government’s racist immigration policy and xenophobic narrative. As the community came together to prevent the removal of two individuals whose identities were unknown, they sent...
I started writing my Substack blog, Looking at Porn, after I came across a Pornhub channel devoted solely to having sex with clothing. The channel hosted at least 50 videos, all produced by and starring one man in his bedroom. In each video he had sex with a different item...
Robin Craig & Image: Molly Hankinson
Shame was the strongest emotion I felt throughout my entire pregnancy and during the beginnings of motherhood. It isn’t so much now – because I am older, I give less of a shit about what people think and I have found my groove in parenting. But, before finding this confidence,...
Erin Smithers & Image: Molly Hankinson
“I always say to people that I have a teenager, a toddler, and I’m pregnant,” Debris Stevenson quips within thirty seconds of starting our interview. To clarify, she isn’t talking about actual children, but rather her thought babies: her projects that she nurtures from embryonic clusters of ideas to fully...
Debris Stevenson & Image: Molly Hankinson
Picture the scene. It’s pouring with rain in East London. I’m cycling down Dalston Kingsland to meet my best friend and her family at the local mosque for Friday prayers. Full disclosure before you settle in to read this story – my visits to the mosque are a rarity, so...
Safiya Bashir, Molly Hankinson & Image: Hannah Robathan