Selected examples of my editing and commissioning work:
I am an experienced commissioning editor and have commissioned features, essays and short stories for print and online by writers including Jenny Zhang, Eric Otieno, Chris Black, Billie JD Porter and Ayşegül Savaş. I have also commissioned numerous photo essays and street style photography for online.
For the spring 2020 issue of SLEEK, I commissioned acclaimed author and poet Jenny Zhang to write an essay on teenage girlhood. Read here.
I commissioned Sam Aldridge to create a short dynamic video for the launch of SLEEK magazine’s 65th issue.
I commissioned Chris Black to write about the power of glamour. Read here.
For the autumn 2019 issue of SLEEK, I commissioned author Ayşegül Savaş to write a short story in Turkish and English.
Ching-Fan Yang lensed the most eye-catching ensembles from the French capital. See here.
“Space is the Place” at Kunstlerhaus Bethanien made headlines on account of its contentious curatorial concept and its blatant lack of diversity, reported Eric Otieno. Read here.
Juule Kay spoke with five Berlin club collectives about how they were coping with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Read here.
Billie JD Porter reflected on the grave significance of the UK's 2019 general election. Read here.
Gary Zhexi Zhang spoke with Berlin-based Finnish artist Jenna Sutela about her practice that incorporates shapeshifting slime moulds, algae blooms and machine learning algorithms to foster a new understanding of the world, where humans, cellular forms and the spiritual interconnect. Read here.
Incoming portfolio
Between autumn 2018-spring 2020, I edited, commissioned and wrote pieces for SLEEK’s incoming portfolio – a 3-part section profiling up and coming names across the art, fashion and design worlds. Some of those featured include Sinead O’Dwyer, George Rouy, Joy Labinjo, Martina Cox, Valentine Bo, and Tommy Kha.
