Author Archives: sophiebbarr
Defashion London: A Sensory Fashion Media Walk or why you should spend eight hours walking with your students
In June 2023, London College of Fashion colleague Sarah May and I devised and walked with colleagues and students from Lime Grove in Shepherd’s Bush, the former home of London College of Fashion’s School of Media and Communication, to LCF’s … Continue reading
Timeless Fashion Media Narratives
Two of luxury fashion’s biggest names, Nicolas Gesquiere (Louis Vuitton) and Alessandro Michele (Gucci) are both well known for quoting the past and playing with time in their work. For example, in a review of Gesquiere’s latest Spring/Summer 22 collection … Continue reading
Could AI generate Timeless Fashion looks?
After I wrote this piece for Warehouse Review last year I began thinking about Nicolas Gesquière’s “collision of times” in the F/W 2020 show for Louis Vuitton and his work in general. It occurred to me that AI has the … Continue reading
Warehouse Review 002, ‘A Review of Reviews’ Zoom Talk
I’m delighted to be able to announce my participation in the the following event: On the evening of Thursday November 18th, Warehouse will host an online talk (via Zoom) moderated by Aurélie Van de Peer, with contributors Aïcha Abbadi, Dal … Continue reading
I used AI to analyse fashion reviews and got poetry instead!
In recent years I’ve become increasingly drawn to making text-based artworks. My first experimental series was called, Prints Based on Graffiti I Have Actually Seen. These prints feature odd, often misspelt phrases, tags, or ‘calls for help’ that I have … Continue reading
Miasma and A&SM#4.5
Here’s the video ‘released’ today at Affect & Social Media#4.5 and Sensorium Art Show Media Virality and the Lockdown Aesthetic. Panels and presentations (some of them) archived here https://viralcontagion.blog/asm4-5/. From the middle-ages to the nineteenth century it was commonly believed … Continue reading
A&SM#4.5 2020
Welcome to Affect & Social Media#4.5 and The Sensorium Art Show Media Virality and the Lockdown Aesthetic I’m delighted to be taking part in this year’s A&SM#4.5 conference. A full programme of links to pre-recorded videos, short position papers, artworks, performances, … Continue reading
Why I’m Striking (it’s long but please read to the end)
I’m on strike. I don’t like it. I like going to work, I like my job as a lecturer and I miss it. I feel that to do my job is a privilege. I get to think (sometimes), be creative … Continue reading
In memory of Lynsey Dart
I first met Lynsey Dart in November 2016 after a Peaches gig at the Oval Space in Bethnal Green. It was the day of Donald Trump’s election and my friend Iris and I decided to drown our sorrows afterwards in a … Continue reading
Intellectual Simulation 