VIVA - Voices in the Visual Arts

Project Leader, Linda Sandino

Voices in the Visual Arts [VIVA] is an oral history project set up by Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London, to record the life histories of alumni working in the creative industries as a resource for teaching, learning, and research. These audio documents provide an opportunity to hear individuals reflect on the meaning and effects of a life and/or education in creative practice.

The interviews focus on three core experiential histories: family background, education, and professional practice, recorded over several sessions with completed recordings averaging in length from 6- 10 hours in total.

The complete recordings are available to researchers by appointment with VIVA's Senior Research Fellow, Linda Sandino l.sandino@camberwell.arts.ac.uk

For a preview of VIVA life history recordings, please click on the audio links below.

Aziz Cami (b. 1950)

Aziz Cami is Creative Chairman and one of the founding partners of The Partners, a brand design consultancy based in London. He is a leading figure in the design industry, and was President of D&AD, Europe's premier association for design and advertising, in 1992-1993. He has won over 120 creative awards including D&AD, DBA Design Effectiveness Awards, The Art Director's Club of New York and Communication Arts. Aziz was on the Foundation course at Camberwell in 1968/9.

Extract 1: On Being a Mod in the late 1960s [mp3 file, 4min:9sec]. Aziz captures the excitement of Mod culture in South London, as well the seminal significance of The Who as the first 'branded band'.