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The Mechanical Circus, London, Easter Bank Holiday Weekend

We know what we’re doing this Easter weekend…

Our friends Electric Empire have joined forces with Carousel to bring you an epic party this Easter bank holiday – The Mechanical Circus at Electric Brixton, London. The event combines spectacular circus acts, burlesque and creative performance with outstanding music and production. 

The Mechanical Circus

Step into a steampunk world, dance the night away, be astounded by feats of human physicality and wowed by wonderful magicians – it will be a night like no other… and the perfect Easter weekend hangout.

Musical lineup:

✲ SAVANT (UK Debut)
♚ PLUMP DJS 
☣ ELITE FORCE
✲ THE PETEBOX
♛ ODJBOX & SLAMBOREE SOUND SYSTEM
☢ DUTTY MOONSHINE
✌ DODGY STYLE
And the host for the night is BASS6

Visual delights:

✣ SUPER SPECIALIST WORLD CLASS CIRCUS ACTS
✩ FIRE PERFORMERS
✮ SPECTACULAR LASER SHOW
✣ CABARET
✷ BURLESQUE
✲ STILT WALKERS
✼ ACROBATS
❈ MAGIC
✳ IMMERSIVE THEATRE

This magical event takes place on Saturday 19 April at Electric Brixton, London. Get the date in your diaries now and purchase tickers from, wegottickets. Join the party on Facebook too. See you there? The Things&Ink team will definitely be there too…

Here’s some photos form pervious Electric Empire parties:

Photographer: Maximillian Webster 
Performance: Chivaree Circus 

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Street Spotting in London

While interning at Things&Ink I spied some cool tattoos and stopped the owners for a brief chat.With everyone rushing to wherever they were going, it was difficult to ask everyone lots of questions about their tattoos!

Things&Ink reader  Mia MaCauley, 20, art student in London on a college trip.
She often gets tattooed at conventions, her chest piece is by Billie at Afflecks  in Manchester.

 

Her favourite tattoo is this little creep by Jemma Jones at Raincity, Manchester

 

Louise Fury, 36, body piercer at Original Skin, London. Originally from America but she lives in London.


She had just had a six hour sitting on her back tattoo and I didn’t want to bother her too much, we all know how tiring getting tattooed can be!

 

Daniel Herridge, 34, Birmingham. In London with his girlfriend.

Jen, 30 and Bruno 35 Owners of Gypsy Stables Tattoo Emporium, London.

 

Have you spotted anyone out and about with tattoos?

 

 

 

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ATOMICA GALLERY PRESENTS: ‘VISION QUEST’

A GROUP EXHIBITION TO CELEBRATE ONE YEAR OF ATOMICA GALLERY

 17 APRIL – 18 MAY 2014

OPENING NIGHT: THURSDAY 17 APRIL 2014, 6-9pm. Beers supplied by Red Stripe. 

We’re so happy to have been a part of Atomica’s growth from the very beginning, from their pop up shop down Brick Lane to their brand new gallery space in Covent Garden.

Celebrating their one year anniversary Atomica Gallery presents a group exhibition of original artwork from exciting new contemporary artists. ‘Vision Quest’ opens on 17th April in Seven dials, Covent Garden.

The art exhibited in Atomica doesn’t need to be labelled to be appreciated . It’s the art that comes out of our culture: it’s the books you can’t put down, it’s the music that moves you, it’s the stuff you get up to with your friends, and it’s the flickering glow of half-remembered movies across your eyes. It’s the ink on your skin. It’s the weirdness that plays out in your dreams. It’s the art that you’d make if you had a paintbrush in your hand – and mad skills, of course.

The new exhibition is a visual delight of kaleidoscopic proportions, mind bending weirdness and femme fatales.

Full list of participating artists:

APAK (US) / CASTRO SMITH  (UK) / CHRISTOPHER CONN ASKEW (US) / DEREK YANIGER  (US) / ELEONOR BOSTRÖM  (SE) / FEMKE HIEMSTRA  (NL) / JACK PEARCE  (UK) / LUKE THOMAS  (US) / NIAGARA DETROIT  (US) / RAMON MAIDEN  (ES) / RICARDO CAVO           LO  (ES) / RICHIE FAHEY  (US) / RYAN HESHKA  (CA) / SOPHIE ALDA  (UK) / TOM BAGSHAW  (UK)

Just a small selection of the stunning artwork on display:

Christopher Conn Askew

Femke Hiemstra

Tom Bagshaw

Address
Atomica Gallery, 29 Shorts Gardens, London WC2H 9AP

Opening Hours

Monday – Friday: 12pm-7pm
Saturday: 12pm-6pm
Sunday: 12pm-5pm

Can’t wait to celebrate with you all, see you there!