
A visual translation: the codified, symbolic language of Hipkiss’ landscapes and birds
AN INTERVIEW WITH HIPKISS—THE ARTIST DUO ALPHA & CHRIS MASON Where were you born? Chris: in Perivale, London. Alpha: in Widnes, Lancashire (as it then was), UK. We met in 1983 at Brunel University, West London, and you might say that's when "Hipkiss" was born. Where do you live? South west France—the Gers. We've been here since 2006 and in France since 2001. Our first years, in a small town near Montpellier, helped immensely with our language skills (and we still have good fr