Introducing Katarzyna Rakowska

135 artists are taking part in "Inside Job" which takes place on the 7th and 8th of April on Level 6 of Tate Modern. Over the next few weeks The Rebel Magazine will be chatting to some of the Tate staff who are showing their artwork. Today it's the turn of Katarzyna Rawoska

Q) Where did you grow up and what kind of education did you receive? "I grew up in the middle of the natural world... on the outskirts of the village in the north-west part of Poland. During the Summers, amid the harvest, the stokes with frogs and mouses were those who were more likely to play the games of hide and seek in the crop of fields than me, as other children had never drummed theirs dreams on leaves in the near by orchid. There were four of us in my local primary school and for one of my fellow souls I was even a distant auntie. Apparently three people are sufficient enough to form a social group. With a spare number, did we make one? At that time it was not so apparent, as the reference discourse had just seeded itself in my understanding of the social world. However, looking back now, I can be pretty sure that the prism of minimal group paradigm wasn't something that penetrated our souls. Moreover, the human element that gazed into the Universe through the light of the distant past, appeared to be only a small element of the Cosmic life. To see the Milky Way banks washed away by the Dark Rift, for the little child's mind was a quite an event in the middle of the lonely night. So there was that feeling that we lived on the small and tiny Earth, which was all dressed in the Joyful Beauty - the Nature. Her colors, textures, smells, tastes, sounds, mannerisms and performances inspired rituals and were embroiled with vivid imagination in folklore. Everybody felt part of the Nature, everybody felt an artist. I was no different. My first future movie I recorded with my eyes as I felt that the Nature was completely misunderstood not only by the city type but by the God Himself. I tried to captivate all the beauty and wonders of the World as I could not understand, why some God from the huge and beautifully illustrated book, hidden at he back of my Grandma's wardrobe, was going so mad at sometimes using her as a prop. I wanted Him to leave Her and me alone. The screening will take place after my death, but I am afraid you are not invited as it is a personal dispute between me and God. But in all that idyll picture there was something else... I heard different sort of tunes that were luring into my breathing space but originated somewhere else, somewhere beyond the horizon line. I kept them listening but the music hardly made any sense to me. However, it had lost me. That sound-web cacophony that I found myself caught into, swiped me away from the center of my primary horizon ring and end up studying Sociology at the Nicolas Copernicus University in Torun. All that experience only created more questions as I am not closer in understanding the human nature even when I come to contact with people on the daily bases."

Q) How long have you been working at the Tate and what's the best show you've seen there? "My relationship with Tate has been on and off. Someone or something is trying to save some energy, so at the moment, since opening the new addition to Tate, formerly known as the Switch House, I am on as a Visitor Assistant. My upbringing has hugely influenced the way how I experience exhibitions, I treat them as seasons in the calendar year. In Poland unofficially we have six and in the past I could never decide, which one is more beautiful. The advantage of working at Tate is that within minutes you are in the different worlds as we have so many shows running at this same time. In this context the theory of parallel worlds seems quite feasible. Have you ever seen the film Coherence by James Ward Byrkit? At times, it feels like I am never sure to which version of my colleague I am walking into."

After 17 years of living in London... I am let's just say I'm a certain kind of tourist. A tourist that's on a...permanent vacation as Allie from the Permanent vacation by Jim Jarmusch perfectly edges out any hopes for the feeling of a... permanent settler. Saint George's Road comes from the series Nomad Shot where all the photos were taken within the walking distance from my previous temporary accommodation in Elephant and Castle. Photoshop allowed the vivid unconsciousness to well up the need for merging my own cultural imprint with the flickering phantasmagorias trembling in the front of my eyes on the streets of London. I transferred this vision on canvas and treated with charcoals, pencils and paints. Despite all these efforts to unveil the truth, I am still not sure if I was visualizing them or they were really out there... these conversations, dramas and comedies, interactions between humans, the build environment and all these images probing each other not only in turns but also in the blink of an eye... and to what extend the actions within and between the worlds still take their toll and iconize my own dreams within the frames of the liquid modernity as Zygmunt Bauman called it? There is another aspect to this work. St George is a patron of England. Are the stamps are some kind of shamanic footprints that are closing him down. And in the light of Brexit, what and to whom I am about to deliver and what will happen if I am not."

Q) How can people find out more about your work - do you have a website or do Instagram? As a sociologist at heart I strongly believe that everyone is an artist because we are all constantly interpreting the world. The only place that you can see my stuff are on the walls of my flat. Viewing only by appointment ha ha! Q) Is there anything you have to declare / do you have a favourite quote, thought or joke you'd care to share? "What could I add? Well... maybe a few lines to accompany my piece as apparently exhibit only one work I am by default broken into pieces, however it might further explore the tourist syndrome.

If life is a tunnel which takes you From one stage of being to another All the darkness in my life makes sense God knows I like to voyage during the night So he puts me on the midnight express To make this passage bearable He lets me sleep one third of my journey On the night train I pass by everything The only thing that passes through me Are my half formed dreams Sometimes I stop for fifteen minutes On the platform in the middle of nowhere Sometimes I get out of the train And bask my soul out there Looking for the spare smiles to dream about In the next part of my journey But only if life is the tunnel which takes me From one stage of being to another All the darkness in my life will make sense

"Inside Job": An exhibition of art by Tate Staff will take place on Level 6 of the Blavatnik Building of Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern

Introducing Corey Samuel

135 artists are taking part in "Inside Job" which takes place on the 7th and 8th of April on Level 6 of Tate Modern. Over the next few weeks The Rebel Magazine will be chatting to some of the Tate staff who are showing their artwork. Today it's the turn of Corey Samuel

Q) Where did you grow up and what kind of education did you receive? "My family is from East London, I was born in Newham General Hospital, but after a few years moving about we got moved to Enfield and that's where I grew up. Primary was all fun and games but for secondary I went to Chace Community School and had a very predictable student trajectory. I started off all wide eyed and eager, then got distracted with playing football, trying to impress my mates, then trying to impress girls and ended up getting sent out a lot because of my unruley but pretty funny behaviour (at least I remember it being funny at the time... I think). I was once banned from Art because me and my mate had a fight with the powder paint pots. My school clearly wasn't ready for performanced based conceptual art. I turned it around by the time I hit my GCSEs and realised that I was only letting myself down so I worked as hard as possible without doing much revision to scrape by with very average grades. After finding no joy in my subjects in 6th form I left and went to Southgate College to study Media Production. That's where I found photography and filmmaking. I knew I needed to go to university so I worked my socks off at college to get a triple distinction whilst also volunteering in a charity shop in Bethnal green. I worked assisting fashion photographer Seb Winter for a bit and assisted Jason Lloyd-Evans at London Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2012. I was also volunteering at a youth charity helping to edit their videos, I loved making videos that inspired young people so I carried on volunteering whilst studying. After graduating in Film & Broadcast Production at London Metropolitan University I joined the youth charity as staff and took over their media content creation. I created a youth education project about Dr Martin Luther King's Nobel laureateship and created a YouTube channel to share the videos we make. Each year I help Renaissance Foundation take a youth group to attend & report on the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo Norway."

Q) How long have you been working at the Tate and what's the best show you've seen there? "I joined a year ago during the David Hockney exhibition which I really enjoyed. I didn't know much about him and that was an amazing way to be introduced to an artist. Seeing their entire careers worth of skill and experience laid out, across different styles and mediums. It made me really appreciate his work. However my favourite exhibition that I've seen here was Artist and Empire. Seeing the way that other cultures were perceived throughout colonialism as well as learning about the controversial history. It really stuck with me, I still remember walking through that exhibition years later."

Q) What can you tell me about the work you're exhibiting in the Tate Modern show? "I wanted to address the concept of value, a concept that we are all familiar with but rarely question. We immediately judge value as economic, but we also regard historic, cultural, artistic and even sentimental value of greatest importance. Using sugar and Old banknotes, objects that have little to no economic value to a person in everyday life, I've changed their state to make the viewer question their value through a different lens. The controversial history and cultural impact that sugar has had on Britain is difficult to comprehend but it has fundamentally effected all of our lives. In many aspects it continues to do so today. Yet it's a part of our history that we do not like to come to terms with and often sugarcoat. This is the first piece of art work I've made outside of my discipline of film & photography. It's also the first exhibition I've taken part in, so I'm really grateful for the opportunity. If anyone wants to buy it, I'll do a good deal for sure. Discount for Tate staff and members!

Q) How can people find out more about your work - do you have a website or do Instagram? For inspirational videos with positive role models head over to: www.youtube.com/RenaissanceCharity

To see my photography follow me on Instagram: Kingcorey.__

Q) What's the best thing about working for the Tate? "Everyday I come to work I learn about an artist or artwork I've not seen before. It's really inspiring and there's no doubt it's influenced my work. Ive worked in retail for years and I feel really lucky to work here at the Tate. It's genuinely a unique place to work. Pretty sweet staff perks too!"

"Inside Job": An exhibition of art by Tate Staff will take place on Level 6 of the Blavatnik Building of Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern

Introducing Anthony Carr

135 artists are taking part in "Inside Job" which takes place on the 7th and 8th of April on Level 6 of Tate Modern. Over the next few weeks The Rebel Magazine will be chatting to some of the Tate staff who are showing their artwork. Today it's the turn of Anthony Carr

Q) Where did you grow up and what kind of education did you receive? "I grew up in Leighton Buzzard, a small market town in Bedfordshire, about an hour north of London. I had a pretty standard education I think. I passed the grammar school entrance exam but decided to go to my local secondary school to be near my friends and be able to walk to school. Then after school I studied a Fine Art degree at Winchester School Of Art, specialising in Printmaking."

Q) How long have you been working at the Tate and what's the best show you've seen there? "I started at Tate London in August 2006 and have been a casual Art Handler ever since. It’s hard to choose a favourite show having seen or been involved in probably more than 100 over the years, but the Louise Bourgeois, Peter Doig, Tate Triennial, Muybridge and Cildo Meireles were all great, although we are quite spoilt for great shows at Tate."

Q) What can you tell me about the work you're exhibiting in the Tate Modern show? "The piece I’m going to be putting into the exhibition is a small-scale paper sculpture called Untitled (47 Rockets) . It’s actually one part of a much larger collection (47 to be precise) of origami space shuttles and rockets, each made by folding a single photograph. The photographs themselves are images I’ve taken of the Moon as it travels across the night sky. Incidentally NASA engineers have been incorporating origami paper folding techniques in the design of aeronautical equipment for some time."

Q) How can people find out more about your work - do you have a website or do Instagram? I’ve resisted the urge to be on Instagram and Twitter so to find out more about my work you can visit anthonycarr.co.uk Q) Is there anything you have to declare / do you have a favourite quote, thought or joke you'd care to share? "Not so much something that I need to declare, but something that many people don’t know about me, which is I am an identical twin. One day I might get my brother to come to Tate in my place and see if anyone notices."

"Inside Job": An exhibition of art by Tate Staff will take place on Level 6 of the Blavatnik Building of Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern

Introducing Demelza Watts

135 artists are taking part in "Inside Job" which takes place on the 7th and 8th of April on Level 6 of Tate Modern. Over the next few weeks The Rebel Magazine will be chatting to some of the Tate staff who are showing their artwork. Today it's the turn of Demelza Watts

Q) Where did you grow up and what kind of education did you receive? I grew up in a village in Wiltshire called West Overton. I was taught quite early on in school that if you learn how to learn then you can do anything after that, so since then I’ve always been quite critical of and fascinated by education systems. I’m a big believer in creative thinking and play.

Q) How long have you been working at the Tate and what's the best show you've seen there? I’ve worked at Tate on and off in different jobs since 2012. Joan Jonas is incredible, watching Mirror Piece II performed in the tanks was one of those brilliant moments when you feel like you’ve just woken up again. Hearing an artist with over 50 years of work talking about learning and developing their practice, it doesn’t get much better than that.

Q) What can you tell me about the work you're exhibiting in the Tate Modern show? No enough is being done to preserve, construct and develop safe, accessible and affordable space in London for people to live, socialise, learn and create. My collage series ‘Living arrangements’ documents how people gather together with the resources they have, in the spaces they can access, at the times that they can. A couple of cans in the park, fish finger sandwiches on laps, Tesco meal deals sat on steps, large dinners on wallpaper tables with bring your own chair.

Q) How can people find out more about your work - do you have a website or do Instagram? My website is demelzawatts.com and my instagram is demelza.watts I also run a Public Art Research Group with Sarah Staton called pea proposals, we’ve commissioned some great texts by artists and curators on public art, peaproposals.co.uk

Q) Is there anything you have to declare / do you have a favourite quote, thought or joke you'd care to share? 'The arts are not a luxury. They are as crucial to our well-being, to our very existence, as eating and breathing. Access to them should not be restricted to a privileged few. Nor are they the playground of the intelligentsia. The arts are for everyone – and failure to include everyone diminishes us all.' Richard Attenborough

"Inside Job": An exhibition of art by Tate Staff will take place on Level 6 of the Blavatnik Building of Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern

Introducing Huguette de Chassiron

135 artists are taking part in "Inside Job" which takes place on the 7th and 8th of April on Level 6 of Tate Modern. Over the next few weeks The Rebel Magazine will be chatting to some of the Tate staff who are showing their artwork. Today it's the turn of Huguette de Chassiron

Q) Where did you grow up and what kind of education did you receive? "I am Canadian by birth but was educated in the UK - moving schools many times as my parents moved around the country. I studied briefly in Paris before starting a career in advertising here in London. First as a trainee art buyer then a stylist in stills and finally as a commercials film producer ( & Associate Director ) at JWT. I was privileged to work with some of the best talent around, especially behind the camera and in the editing suite, but it took its toll as we often worked on multiple projects at once - all in different stages of production. After a short period as head of TV Production at another agency I quit it all and began a new life running a large open air beach Taverna & Studios on an idyllic Greek island. Pure paradise (no, my name isn’t Shirley!). Thanks to Nik (my husband) - I was given free reign to design a villa and help build and decorate a 27 bed hotel. Budgets were low, timings tight - so no surprises there! I have always loved drawing but this passion has become my therapy after my husband died suddenly and unexpectedly in 2015. I have no formal training just a love of film and art."

Q) How long have you been working at the Tate and what's the best show you've seen there? "I have been working at Tate as a VA 4 years now. It is difficult to chose a ‘best’ show, especially as I am excited by the All Too Human exhibition which has only recently opened at TB and I really loved the ‘largesse’ of the Matisse exhibition and the fond memory of tiny kids drawing away below the huge canvases of the 80 yr old artist. Not long after, Boris Charmatz brought in around 90 dancers and choreographers as the "Musee de la Danse" moved into the gallery spaces over a week-end. Now this was simply amazing - it brought such energy and new excitement to the spaces as they danced and performed infront of the collection pieces. I loved working on it."

Q) What can you tell me about the work you're exhibiting in the Tate Modern show? "This drawing is from a life class I did in a small art gallery in 2015. I was struggling with the drawing and decided to add a collage effect. I wasn’t feeling good and finding the model difficult to draw but happy to get lost in the struggle. The result is not stereotypical of my sketches but it caught my mood."

Q) How can people find out more about your work - do you have a website or do Instagram? My website is: www.dechassiron.com and I have an ongoing exhibition of sketches at Alfie’s Antique Market, Church St, Marylebone NW8 in Laurance’s studio “The Creative Jewellery Co.” ( 2nd floor, near the Roof Top Cafe). My instagram is instagram @hugs23.

Q) Is there anything you have to declare / do you have a favourite quote, thought or joke you'd care to share? "Tate is special of course because of its wonderful collection and exhibitions and buildings but the heart of the place belongs to the amazing team of people who work here and the visitors. Each day brings some new discovery, whether its a piece of art or an interesting exchange with a visitor or colleague. Thankfully I am, at heart, an optimist : “The main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope. to tremble, to live" Auguste Rodin

"Inside Job": An exhibition of art by Tate Staff will take place on Level 6 of the Blavatnik Building of Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern

Introducing Imogen Frost

135 artists are taking part in "Inside Job" which takes place on the 7th and 8th of April on Level 6 of Tate Modern. Over the next few weeks The Rebel Magazine will be chatting to some of the Tate staff who are showing their artwork. Today it's the turn of Imogen Frost

Q) Where did you grow up and what kind of education did you receive? "I grew up in a small town in Warwickshire and studied photography at Stratford Upon Avon College. Many of the processes and skills I learnt there are key to my practice now. Initially I went to Kingston University to study photography but dropped out and went to Birmingham Art School to study Fine Art between 2011 - 2013. The discussions with my tutor, Janet Hodgson, were such a huge inspiration and many of the artists, works and literature she introduced me too still influence my work now. We were encouraged to ask questions and allow the medium to come after, which gave me the opportunity to explore new forms such as sculpture, moving image and installation. I then switched course again to study Visual Communication, still at Birmingham, so I could specialise in photography and allow myself to become immersed in the process again (and make more regular use of the darkroom!!) I graduated with a first class degree in 2015 so although it took me a while to find my place, I feel each course and the people I met along were integral to my journey."

Q) How long have you been working at the Tate and what's the best show you've seen there? I’ve been working at Tate St Ives since May last year as a Visitor Assistant and also joined the Programming Team in January. Having this cross over between visitor engagement and working behind the scenes is great. I also deliver exhibition tours which is wonderful for helping others connect and learn about art in a more direct way that provokes such fantastic discussion and exchanges of ideas. It’s a really unique and rewarding place to work. So many exhibitions stick in my mind, Yayoi Kusama at Tate Modern in 2012, Wollfgang Tillmans exhibition last year and his tank room performances. The Muybridge exhibition at Tate Britain and the Salt & Silver one too - so incredible! However I think the best exhibition I’ve seen is actually the current exhibition at Tate St Ives, Virginia Woolf: An Exhibition Inspired by Her Writings curated by Laura Smith.

Q) What can you tell me about the work you're exhibiting in the Tate Modern show? Since moving to Cornwall last year the light, the magic and the ancient of the West Penwith landscape has bewitched me. So much beauty and wonder, your senses are overwhelmed. The unique history of the modern art movement and the unusual, powerful characters that have walked these lands, Barbara Hepworth, Ithell Colquhoun, Aleister Crowley. I feel all of this is being channelled into my work. This series shows a story of isolation, paganism and dreams. Illusory, surreal night time scenes for the viewer to connect to in anyway they imagine. The process is equally important as the subject. Allowing negatives to gather dust over time and then showing off these imperfections to draw attention to the image as object. Each print is later coloured with an emulsion created from beetroot. Framing the image with a baby neon pink frame that’s contradictory to it’s natural properties. Slowly this colour will fade by the time and light it’s exposed to. This colour is a direct representation of femininity (or one we involuntarily conclude it to be). Questioning the traditions of gender in art, landscape and technology.

Q) How can people find out more about your work - do you have a website or do Instagram? Website: imogenfrost.com Instagram: @imogen_frost "I also have 3 published riso printed photozines that are available through Rope Press, Artist Supermarket."

Q) Is there anything you have to declare / do you have a favourite quote, thought or joke you'd care to share? ‘If the eye is an organ that functions by light, then what are leaves if not eyes? And think how many are watching you’ - A quote from ‘Not for Gain’ by Daisy Lafarage I saw this film just a few weeks ago but these words have been stuck in my mind since.

"Inside Job": An exhibition of art by Tate Staff will take place on Level 6 of the Blavatnik Building of Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern

Introducing Raksha Patel

135 artists are taking part in "Inside Job" which takes place on the 7th and 8th of April on Level 6 of Tate Modern. Over the next few weeks The Rebel Magazine will be chatting to some of the Tate staff who are showing their artwork. Today we say Hello to Raksha Patel

Q) Where did you grow up and what kind of education did you receive? "I grew up in Leicester and went to a comprehensive school before attending Norwich School of Art to study BA Illustration. Following this, I worked for a few years at Tate and then studied MFA Painting at the Slade School of Art. I have been fortunate enough to have had supportive tutors throughout my journey at art college. My secondary school teacher Lois took us on school trips to the Tate and introduced us to contemporary art. It was where I first saw Bill's Viola's film on life and death, which I found incredible. She also helped me to secure a place on an art foundation course despite the fact I had failed most of my GCSEs. I should also say that had my education not been free (I was awarded maintenance grants and my fees paid for both my BA and MFA) I’m not sure that I would have been a practising artist today and I’m extremely thankful for that."

Q) How long have you been working at the Tate and what's the best show you've seen there? "I have been working at Tate since 1996 mainly as an artist-educator giving workshops and talks to school and college groups. I also give talks to adults on corporate events, which I enjoy, as the sharing of creative ideas keeps my artistic practice alive. I have seen lots of exciting exhibitions at Tate. The one that I remember best was ABRACADABRA in 1999. This exhibition had humongous glass sculptures depicting red mushrooms made by Keith Edmier, they transported you to fantastical worlds seen in Sci-Fi films. There were also sculptures by Maurizio Cattelan that showed a school child with pencils driven through his hands and a squirrel that had committed suicide. The surreal quality of the works in that exhibition were simultaneously humorous and dark, they resonated strongly with the work that I was making at the time."

Q) What can you tell me about the work you're exhibiting in the Tate Modern show? "My painting Mantel Piece explores the space that is usually seen at the centre of the family home, a structure providing warmth, reassurance and security. The painting shows a fragment of a factory wall that resembles a relic from the past, a crumbling monolith of a long gone powerhouse. It comes from a photograph that I took of derelict factories in the Midlands that would have once been sources of family income providing the coal for hearth but are now empty shells awaiting regeneration. Mantel Piece reflects upon our rapidly changing urban and economic landscape with the near future that seeks to create divisions rather that bring us collectively together. The space is reflective of my childhood landscape that forms a part of identity, which is what I am exploring in my work right now.."

Q) How can people find out more about your work - do you have a website or do Instagram? You can see more at www.rakshapatel.co.uk and on instagram @rakshabattersea

Q) What's the best thing about working for the Tate? "The staff at Tate are like one big family to me. It is the friendliest place that I work at and I enjoy being there. I resonate closely with Tate Britain as it’s the gallery that I have grown up with and have witnessed many changes whilst seeing changes in myself and in my practice as an artist. One thing that I would like to see in the future at Tate is more work on display by British Asian artists. This is because I believe that the history of the Asian Diaspora to Britain is under-represented in the visual arts especially within mainstream platforms and collections."

"Inside Job": An exhibition of art by Tate Staff will take place on Level 6 of the Blavatnik Building of Tate Modern, Bankside, London SE1 9TG http://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern