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Student profile Q&AUCA RochesterWhat made you decide to embark on a postgraduatecourse at UCA?Before I made my choice to apply to UCA I read about many MADesign courses programmes at different universities but theprogramme at UCA suited me best.What most attracted you to studying here?The creative arts title “University for the Creative Arts” had avery powerful impact on me. It made me feel that the wholeuniversity is only concerned with creativity and nothing less. Inaddition to the good reputation it has in the artistic community,Rochester is very close to London.What did you set out to achieve during your time studyinghere?To improve my knowledge, being able to access a large quantityof academic references. I also wanted to challenge my secondlanguage skills in writing, reading and vocally presenting myresearch. I wished to create my own style of illustration andachieved this through the publication of two books for my finalproject - “Graphical Reality: Renovating Visual Figures”, whichpresents a variety of artwork combined with personal thoughtsexpressing the artwork verbally and “Graphic Design inConceptual Art & Illustration”, which is the academic andliterature research I completed during the year.Has the proximity to London been an advantage to you?Yes indeed, it was a great advantage. I was able to attend mostof the galleries or art events in London because I was very close;it took me only forty minutes to get to central London!What have you been doing since graduation?I have had two exhibitions since graduation, in Rochester and inLondon, and I have sold many of my Masters project books. Atthe moment I am preparing for my next exhibition in Londonand the most important plan is to keep researching and apply fora PhD in the visual communication field.www.ucreative.ac.uk 59