The Update is incredibly grateful for the opportunity to meet famous artist Peter Kennard, as well as his inspiring son, Matthew Kennard, author and journalist on 03/03/2025. The Update would also like to thank Nations Voice, the Campus des Nations’ official newspaper, for collaborating on this interview and letting us use their filming equipment.
Matthew Kennard is an English author and journalist. He was previously the head of investigations at the investigative journalism website Declassified UK, which he co-founded. Matthew’s father, Peter Kennard, is a London-born and based photomontage artist and Professor of Political Art at the Royal College of Art. Seeking to reflect his involvement in the anti-Vietnam War movement, he turned from painting to photomontage to better address his political views.
Interviewers : Ella Edwards, Charlotte Allison
Filming/Editing : Arthur Nijenhuis, Alicia Lejnev