On Monday I met some cool people organising an art festival in Hackney Wick. You can read the feature here, or just keep reading for the full transcript.

Present: David C West, Decima; Ingrid Z, The Residence; Louise Loudoun, Hackney Wick artist; Tom Jeffreys, Spoonfed Culture Editor

T: How did the idea for Hackney Wicked first come about?

I: Well, about a year ago, at the Residence, my colleague Laura May Lewis and myself were sitting one afternoon and just talking about how it would be interesting to launch the Hackney Wick area in a show that would appeal not just to local people but also to people London-wide and internationally. There’s so much going on here in terms of artists’ studios and new galleries like Decima, Elevator, Schwartz… The name came from a bit of graffiti on a street sign that just said Hackney is Wicked.

T: What was it that drew you to Hackney Wick in the first place?

I: I think the space first of all. The attraction for a lot of artists is that you could get a good size space for a reasonable amount of money.

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