Olivia Kellerman, University for the Creative Arts Epsom
Life is full of compromises, learning how to deal with changes that shift out of your control is a di cult thing to cope with. e Blacklist’s journey hasn’t been an easy one, we’ve had to adapt to the times and squash ideas that we were passionate about doing. But the big learning experience is that as young visionaries, ‘creativity cannot and will not be quarantined’. Yes, our work has suffered, not being able to go out for inspiration, interact with others has caused an understandable halt in plans, and our mental wellbeing has perhaps suffered. But thankfully the brilliant minds of our generation, we can honestly say that a global pandemic did not stop us from exhausting every possible outlet to create beyond what we thought was possible.
So welcome to my very first issue of ‘ e Blacklist’, the print edition, I am honoured and humbled to say that we have had the opportunity to work with so many amazing creatives who have shared, so beautifully their honest experiences and thoughts on our community. We have featured black Photographers, illustrators, writers and poets, this issue is an introduction to all the topics and brilliant people that e Blacklist aims to promote, encourage and share.