Arts

A Hidden Life (2020) – dir. Terrence Malick Rob Salusbury When he’s at his very best, there are few directors who can reach the emotional heights of Terrence Malick’s work.…

Words by Robyn Cowie Like millions around the world, who tuned in to watch the 46th President of the United States, Joe Biden be inaugurated on 20th of January, I…

Words Elijah Arief In a world of rigid social structures and unspoken rules, where certain cues and the ‘right way to behave’ reign supreme, theatre is often a place where…

Words By Claire Cunningham, Grace Curtis and Robyn Cowie As the world turned to the arts for distraction during the first wave of the Coronavirus Pandemic, Taylor Swift created new…

With the constant stream of bad news and uncertainty, art seems to have become our only source for escape. Despite it all, at least we have movies, photographs, books, music,…

Pick up a copy of the first edition of the second term. The world has changed so much since we signed off in November but here we are, still shrouded…

Words by Jerry Silvester Not every piece of art relating to an unpleasant event consumes us in a way we want to resist. In fact, sometimes just as we’re ready…

For our last instalment of Artist Focus before the Christmas break, I interviewed Jade Hylton, a creative based in Brighton who works in an array of different mediums. From art…

Lockdown is well underway and the news keeps rolling in so pick up a copy of The Badger for your bi-weekly update on all things Sussex student and beyond.

It is a common occurrence that during the artistic process, the lines between the author-as-person and the author-as-artist become blurred. More often than not, visual constructions become personal allegories to…

Words by Alice Stevens Question: Did I really stay up from 1am to listen to the complete album front to back possibly 4 or 5 times? I sure did, and…

Rob Salusbury attends a virtual Q&A event with Oscar-winning ‘For Sama’ filmmakers.

For this week’s feature, I talked to Karl Jones, a third-year Illustration student from the University of Brighton. His style, which makes use of simple colour hues and fine-line patters…

The Badger's Fourth Edition has just gone live and it's packed with Sussex-student relevant content.

Words and photos by Luisa De la Concha Montes Photoworks annual festival launched on the 24th of September and will be ending this Sunday. Due to COVID-19 limitations, the festival…

IDLES: Ultra Mono, an album that 2020 desperately needed. The album’s restless energy and upbeat anger reflects the chaos and uncertainty of our current world. This album is filled with…

It’s no secret that Brighton is full of wacky and wonderful things to try, see and do. Here’s your bi-weekly round-up of events this fortnight that you do not want…

Have a read of The Badger's third edition of the academic year! From COVID headlines to spooky book recommendations, this edition isn't one to miss.

Verity Warner-Moulding is a 3rd year University of Brighton illustration student; her drawings and animations often depict animals, and natural spaces reminiscent of folklore and mythology. I talked to her…

We know the last few months have been weird to say the least, but despite the uncertainty of the world at the moment, here at Artist Focus we want to…