Rhiannon McGregor

Freelance Journalist

London

Current editorial intern at RA Magazine. Recently graduated from City University's MA Magazine Journalism course.

Rhiannon McGregor

Freelance Journalist

London

Current editorial intern at RA Magazine. Recently graduated from City University's MA Magazine Journalism course.

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Mary Ellen Mark
“I care about people and that’s why I became a photographer.”. Each of Mary Ellen Mark’s images is a testament to this statement. Street kids in Seattle, brothels in Bombay, disabled children in Iceland: Mark never shied away from reality. She focused on the peripheries of society and befriended the people she photographed.
Mission to Mars
Within the next two decades Nasa plans to launch a manned spacecraft destined for Mars, but the lack of congressional financial support has prompted the space agency to look to alternative funding models to realise its mission. A solution was established in 2006 when, for the first time in its history, Nasa challenged the private space industry to submit designs as part of an open competition.
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The Folklore of Flooding
This is Flood House, the physical culmination of five years of scientific, historical and literary research into the phenomenon of flooding. Constructed by designer Matthew Butcher, it is both a prototype for a new type of marine dwelling and a laboratory for monitoring environmental conditions such as temperature and moisture levels.
Deconstruction Images
This exhibition at Columbia University's Arthur Ross Architecture Gallery is the first public showing of photographs taken by the Iraqi architect Rifat Chadirji. The show, which has been organised by the university’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, offers a glimpse of Chadirji’s 100,000-strong photography collection.
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Lunar Lighting
The idea was conceived four years ago when Lhermitte saw high-resolution images from Nasa's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. Obtaining access to these images, he then used his own resources to 3D-print the first fully accurate lunar globe. Lhermitte will now hand-cast models from this master globe using polyurethane resin, which sets to resemble a grey concrete.
Album: Nomade Orquestra
The eponymous debut album by Brazilian collaborative Nomade Orquestra will be released tomorrow by Far Out Recordings on heavyweight vinyl LP together with an extended 13 track digital version. Nomade Orquestra is an all-male collective, creating jazz inspired tracks with elements of electronic, funk, soul, dub and hip-hop.
Book: Beyond the Body
Beyond the Body is a collaboration between photographers Nan Goldin and Tomasz Gudzowaty. The book features Gudzowaty’s photographs, as curated by Goldin, and demonstrates the multiplicity of meaning that can be created through the interaction of images. The book, published by Steidl, came about from a chance meeting between Gudzowaty and Goldin in Amsterdam.
Egyptian Lover Anthology
The 1980s hip hop, electro and funk artist Egyptian Lover has recently released his eponymous anthology Egyptian Lover 1983-1988, out through Stones Throws Records. A pioneering producer and recording artist, Egyptian Lover was an influential figure on the LA electro rap scene in the early 1980s. DJing as part of the hip hop crew Uncle Jam’s Army, Egyptian Lover worked alongside other pioneers of the genre: Ice T, DJ Pooh, DJ Bobcat.
Exhibition: Henri Cartier-Bresson's Paris
Henri Cartier-Bresson’s striking black and white images transform everyday subject matter. An innovator in street photography, Cartier-Bresson’s eye for composition saw the artist capture Paris with an idiosyncratic flash of humour: a man perched on a bicycle reading a newspaper, a father and son stalked by a gigantic billboard/man.
Deconstruction Images
This exhibition at Columbia University's Arthur Ross Architecture Gallery is the first public showing of photographs taken by the Iraqi architect Rifat Chadirji. The show, which has been organised by the university’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, offers a glimpse of Chadirji’s 100,000-strong photography collection.
Maison Kitsuné Reishiki Shorts
These Reishiki unisex shorts from Maison Kitsuné take their inspiration from traditional Japanese judo garments. The textured white cotton shorts are highly structured and come with a simple black cotton belt. The influence is predominantly Japanese, but there is also a reference to Maison Kitsuné’s base in Paris through the brand’s red, white and blue logo sewn onto the front of the double ring belt.
Primury Basal Shoe
With its rubber-cup sole and shoe bag packaging, Primury’s Basal plimsoll aims to inspire nostalgia for school PE lessons. The slip-on trainer is available in block white or black. Its woven front panel, shown here in white, also comes in black, brown tartan and black-and-white striped variations.
Uniform Wares M42 watch
With its numberless face and monochrome features, Uniform Wares M42 takes the form of the watch back to basics. The M42 is one of four new watches being launched by Uniform Wares for its March 2016 collection. The watches feature a specially designed linked bracelet that can be switched between any of Uniform Wares’ M and C line watch faces.
Book: Negative Publicity
The book Negative Publicity: Artefacts of Extraordinary Rendition sees the British photographer Edmund Clark and counterterrorism investigator Crofton Black collaborate to expose the hidden and often chilling mechanisms of state control in the US. In preparation for the book, the authors obtained access to previously unseen photographs and files relating to the CIA’s “war on terror” following the events of 9/11.
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Fabricated Antiquity
Sandstone was the dominant material of Last of the Free, a project that Ross is presenting in Milan during the city's Salone del Mobile next week. Last of the Free is a selection of 10 artefacts – constructed from terracotta, wool and alder wood pieces alongside sandstone – which act as meditations on Scottish identity.
Rains Transparent Jacket
The Transparent Jacket from Danish brand Rains offers a loose-fitting raincoat that showcases the garments beneath. Produced as part of a limited edition, the Transparent Jacket is a unisex garment. It is created from Rains’ proprietary polyester fabric that has been executed with a translucent, white, rubberised finish.

About

Rhiannon McGregor

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Recently graduated from City University's MA Magazine Journalism course where my modules included digital and social media, researching and interviewing, media law, feature writing, news writing and editorial production.

I am currently the RA Magazine's editorial intern. I have been blogging for Aesthetica art magazine since 2012 and have interned at Ham & High, Wallpaper*, Weight Watchers magazine and LSN: Global (part of The Future Laboratory) as a features writer.

I wrote for the arts section of Leeds Student newspaper between 2012-2013.

I lived in Florence for 6 months in 2008-2009 where I began my Italian language studies and subsequently returned to Turin for my Erasmus year in 2013-2014, during which time I consolidated my fluency in the language.