Finn’s project ‘Only Seen by the Righteous’ is an exploration of the banks and towpaths of Somerset’s rivers and canals.

Finn’s book is printed through the digital offset process onto heavy 270gsm uncoated eggshell stock, and bound with black masking tape so each spread can be removed as an object in and of itself. The book is housed in a bespoke cloth bound portfolio, handmade by the artist and finished with a Will’s Tobacco cigarette card in an edition of 1.

Over the course of a week, Photobook publishers Besides Press briefed our students to create works around the idea of ‘Gesture’. The students had three days to shoot, one day to edit and one day to print and install an exhibition. The work was also published by Besides Press in a limited edition Zine.

Boomsatsuma was approached by Bristol-based fashion brand Amschela to shoot their London Fashion Week campaign. Second year student Amber Mylius-King took the role of photographer to create this stunning series of images.

We partnered with Bristol based portrait photographer Maria Mochnacz and photo lab Photographique, to provide a deep-dive into analogue and experimental portrait photography. Over the course of the day the students played with colour, light, materials and form to push the boundaries of their practice in portraiture.

Jamie’s project ‘The Flipside’ looks at the life and love of objects in his exploration of a reclamation yard in Southville, Bristol.

Jamie’s work was printed through the digital offset printing process on recycled uncoated paper. The book is section sewn, with a Windsor tissue lined rayon cloth cover in Laxton, and finished with a brown string bookmark, debossed cover and a matte finish dust jacket. All made by the artist in an edition of 3.

International artist Sari Soininen, known for her vibrant and surreal imagery, spent a week with our students introducing them to off-camera flash and coloured light gels. The students experimented with creating documentary fictions, an image of which was exhibited on a billboard in Bristol.

This work explores fabricated memories through the creation of fictional worlds, inviting the viewer to place themselves within. Based on the lived experiences of others, the work constructs imagined environments that appear and disappear as fragments of the mind.

Our first year students are tasked with designing and producing portfolio boxes through which they can share their various projects. Master bookmaker, Rachel, of Bristol Bound, worked through the various processes and materials with the students in the creation of their own, bespoke portfolios.