May 14, 2013 16:22 BST DeadSocial Jon Underwood founded Death Café in order to evoke conversions on and around death. Over the last century death has become the ‘final taboo’ in the UK and many other countries across the globe. In order to break a taboo society needs to address and speak about it. This is where Death Café steps in, boils the kettle and cuts off a slice of cake.
May 12, 2013 09:36 BST DeadSocial Dying Matters are currently running their reflective “Final Tweets” project ahead of and during the annual ‘Dying Matters Awareness Week’. We are providing a free service on Camden High Street to ensure that video wills and final tweets are filmed.
May 12, 2013 09:30 BST DeadSocial Each afternoon next week a different great speaker will come into the Dying Matters Pop Up coffee shop to pass on their words of wisdom. There will also be two evening events in the space during the course of the week (13th-19th May). Each morning a number of short films by Dying Matters will be played. Tea & coffee served all day :)
May 07, 2013 07:40 BST Mas.s Landscapes with a difference. Mas.s is showing his latest work in Gagliardi gallery in Chelsea. There is a constant demand for his original compositions.The works are a wonderful compilation of shapes, forms and colours drawing the viewer into these mysterious and powerful panoramas."I love looking in the distance, it is a peaceful and humbling experience, it changes your thoughts and mood."
May 02, 2013 16:22 BST Merlin There’s an epidemic of measles in Swansea. Sadly, one man has lost his life. This is terribly sad. And it made me think about the work that Merlin is doing.
May 02, 2013 16:19 BST Merlin t’s been lurking there as an ambition for as long as I can remember. An annual fixture in my childhood, being glued to the telly, marvelling at the swarms of runners parading past London landmarks in front of cheering crowds. Not to mention the barmy people in their homemade costumes being interviewed about the charity they were sweating blood and tears for.
May 02, 2013 16:15 BST Merlin International Day of the Midwife 2013 is on Sunday May 5. Take a glimpse into the life of Nabila Gul. She's made her childhood dream of becoming a midwife a reality. Every day she is saving lives and preventing deaths in her village and beyond.
May 02, 2013 09:18 BST Mas.s In his series of landscapes Mas.s has taken the beautiful countryside of Nothern Iran as a topic in his series of Arab Spring paintings. "We often forget how beautiful this part of the world can be, reminding me of what we all share in this beautiful world. Looking at what unites us instead of dividing us. People observing this panorama must also be in awe of this spectacle. Beauty unites."
Apr 25, 2013 08:50 BST Mas.s On his quest to integrate his new techniques into portraiture he chose his first grandchild called Janneke. In a vibrant new form he has portrayed her using colourful swirls to accentuate the expressions in her face. He says "Using various volumes of oil in the build up of the portrait it creates a dynamic and lively picture. Painting this way was as if I was dressing her in beauty."
