Inside Miista and Lost Property's Evening of Lectures
Gathering London’s coolest crowd under the railway arches in Hoxton for an evening of thought-provoking presentations.
If your group chats have been feeling a little dry lately, Miista just hosted the ultimate antidote. Gathering London’s coolest crowd under the railway arches in Hoxton, the brand teamed up with roving lecture series Lost Property for an evening of thought-provoking presentations on the theme of The Silence That Speaks. Founded by writer and journalist Letty Cole to help us log off, put our phones away and actually think, the night was an inspiring masterclass in collective learning.
With attention spans allegedly waning and fewer spaces existing for young people to explore intellectual interests in social environments, Lost Property is currently feeding the literary and intellectual scene amongst Gen Z, proving that we do, in fact, crave something deeper than the algorithm might suggest.
Four powerhouse speakers tackled the concept of silence from wildly different, hilarious and brilliant angles. Hanna Elyse Girma stole the show by turning rapper Gucci Mane into a feminist theorist, arguing his lyric “Ugly girls quiet. Pretty girls riot” is actually a call to reject the passive, silent feminine archetype. She urged the crowd to embrace the “feminine chaos” of Riot Grrrls over the voiceless compliance of The Little Mermaid.
Meanwhile, choreographer Eve Stainton used cinematic suspense (shoutout to Jaws) to prove that silent movement can disrupt political stereotypes, while Claire Marie Healy tackled the universal pain of “yapper’s regret” and Zaiba Jabbar touched on technology, art and the intersection with culture. The night wrapped with the beautiful reminder that there’s truly no such thing as absolute silence, only the precious space to finally hear each other.
The packed space with clinking glasses (that later turned into smashing glasses after a few too many wines), intelligent questions from the audience and overall engagement in the evening proved a beautiful reminder of our collective desire for inspiration from the outside world and each other.
Check out some of the images from the event above, and head to the Miista and Lost Property websites for more.
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