but there is in iPlayer, which has been essential company throughout the process of finishing this edition. I’ve had Olympics coverage playing pretty much all day today. Alongside the collective efforts of the whole team, it’s interesting to watch how collaboration is essential in so many disciplines.
The importance of teamwork was evident as Harding and Laugher gained their Bronze in the diving and for Emily Craig and Imogen Grant, who came back from losing a medal by 0.01 second in Tokyo to become lightweight rowing Olympic champions , a record that will stand forever as the Olympic Committee is set to cancel the weight-related classification. Their future careers in Asian Art (Craig) and as a Doctor (Grant) might not be as essentially collaborative, but they’ll always know what it means to collaborate to win.
Gallery is essentially the sum of its parts and merely a vessel for carrying the efforts of creative producers in Jersey. In this edition, we present work from award-winning artists (p. 32) and a collection of great fashion shoots that unite the skills of photographers, stylists, MUAs, and models in order to bring a concept to life. Hearing Oliver Doran and Damien Philpott talk about their work behind the ‘Dystopian Chronicles’ shoot (p. 56) was a reminder of how much teamwork can be the reward in itself.
Businesses obviously strive to create the smartest, happiest, and most productive workforce, and it’s become much harder to create a cohesive team since Covid exploded the world of work. The profiles in our Gradu8 feature (p.75) are all an opportunity to help identify a team in which you, as a potential employee, feel you might belong.
Our next edition marks twenty years of Gallery. Over the years we’ve contracted our operation (along with most legacy media) and I’ve missed the office-based team energy of old in this new style of remote work. Moving back into our old premises with a bunch of cohabitants has been a welcome reset; plus I get to put new art on the wall. Whether you’re looking to win something or just stay sane, sometimes you have to accept that you need a team around you. Unless you’re a Turkish hitman, of course; they work alone*.
BD
*If you didn’t watch the Olympics, this might not make sense, search it up.
