Well, well, what can we say? Since the first Living Free Collective exhibition/party last year the movement has grown in numbers. It really has become one big family without sounding cliche. No one has had to compromise themselves or their work. With open arms we’ve collaborated and exhibited in Shoreditch (alongside Creative Debuts), Chelsea, Thornton …
Video: Donald Trump Acceptance Speech Erasure Poem | Anjali Barot x Sikh Talk
In the build up to the presidential campaign, here is an erasure poem presented by spoken word poet Anjali Barot from London as part of the Living Free Collective. This is an edited / erasure version of Donald Trump’s actual acceptance speech at the Republican national convention done in such a way as to reveal …
Gal-Dem x Octavia performing at V&A Lates
Online magazine GAL-DEM are holding a special event at the V&A. The collective made up of almost 50 women of colour have a jam packed programme starting from 6:30pm til 10pm. You can see the full programme details for Friday Late at the V&A here: http://www.vam.ac.uk/info/friday-late As part of the night Octavia collective will be …
Poetry: Anjali Barot in Skin Deep Magazine – Race & Culture
Poet Anjali Barot of Octavia and Living Free Collective has been featured in the current issue of Skin Deep magazine. Her poem Self-Taught is accompanied alongside a painting by Tunji Adeniyi-Jones. The issue features a vast swarm of young and talented creatives from an eclectic pool of creatives. The launch was at the Free Word …
Poetry: Anjali Barot featured in Literature Studio Review (India)
Poet Anjali Barot of Living Free and Octavia collective has been featured in India’s Literature Studio Review (April 2016). The on-line publication/platform pushes and promotes, ‘Creating Quality Writers and Writings’. Check out her biography and brief introduction to her featured poem The Rann. The issue also features other talented writers. Click on the link or …