Intuitive Play pop-up takes over Wolfson Gallery
- Written byDaisy Owen Van Mechelen
- Published date 23 June 2025
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2nd year School of Media and Communication students at London College of Fashion (LCF), UAL, put on an experimental exhibition in the Wolfson Gallery at LCF's East Bank campus in May.
The 2nd year is filled with opportunities to learn new skills, and the Situating Your Practice; Intuitive Play unit presents a perfect opportunity to reflect on everything that has happened in the year.
From puppets to prints, the students showcased their skills in a wide variety of ways. Here’s what some of our students had to say:
Tyreese Parkin BA (Hons) Fashion Photography:
“I felt it was an important opportunity not only for the chance to print and situate my work in a physical space but also to connect with fellow classmates and see how each of their styles and ways of presentation came into play.”
Will Harris BA (Hons) Hair and Makeup for Fashion:
“It’s been great having the opportunity of the exhibition, just getting a chance to showcase my work somewhere more interactive than just online and getting the chance to see other people’s work and meeting them and making connections with other courses that I hadn’t seen before.”
Heeya Shewani BA (Hons) Fashion Styling and Production:
“Having the opportunity to exhibit my work was incredibly rewarding. It gave me real-world exposure and boosted my confidence in ways I hadn’t expected. I hadn’t realised how impactful presenting my work in a physical space could be—it made me feel seen and inspired to take part in more prestigious exhibitions in the future.”
The exhibition was all based on the same theme Intuitive Play, but the interpretations and explorations of this theme were wide and diverse.
Will used his project to explore emotion in drag:
“My project was based on my drag persona and followed the work I did for a drag competition earlier this year. The competition was weekly, and we would get a new challenge every week so for my project, I wanted to showcase my intuitive play through that and develop what I already had from the competition to turn it into a process story of my journey. I think personally for myself, I work best under pressure without thinking so I think it was actually the most fun I’ve have had on a project, and the concept was something I really loved doing, so building off my drag persona and getting a chance to showcase that has been really fun.”
In his project, Tyreese explored the concept of ego, reflecting on intuition and personality by exploring imaginary friends:
“I explore imaginary friends as sophisticated mirrored versions of our deeper inner world. Calling them forward, quiet voices, wild instincts. My series is a reclamation of play, spirit, of self. I created it not to escape reality but to stretch it enough, letting me exist inside of it.”
The project rounds out a year of experimentation through video, 3D animation, and stills and leads into the final year of studies, where students take the lead on their creative vision and explore their own personal projects in deeper detail.
Heeya explains more:
“This experience has definitely prepared me for the graduate exhibition. I drew a lot of inspiration from my South Asian heritage, and I’m excited to explore this theme further. I’ve always had a passion for set design, and this project allowed me to create an immersive environment that people could physically engage with. It’s something I truly enjoyed, and I’m looking forward to building on it as I move into my final year.”