Tim Muddiman

The crucifix is one of the most recognisable images in human history. It is saturated with contradiction: love and violence, sacrifice and domination, hope and terror, unity and division. It holds tenderness and brutality in the same breath. What fascinates me is not belief, but symbolism. How simple forms become vessels for immense emotional, cultural and historical weight. How they evolve beyond their origins and begin to shape behaviour, identity and power. Across centuries, the crucifix...

The new issue of Blitzed Magazine is out now : My article ‘Grit V’s Glamour’ sits on page 52 Once, youth culture meant choosing a side. Punk or glamour. Identity was sharp, deliberate, and visible. I wanted to trace how that certainty loosened through the late 80s and 90s, and what replaced it. Available in all Magazine Shops and News Agents.