Outbreak/Breakout is the result of a series of writing workshops open to Year 2 Visual Communication students during the Spring Term of 2021. Those taking part were encouraged to compose a 250-word statement that defined some key aspect of their practice. When read carefully, the texts reveal a breaking down of barriers, the erasing of boundaries and the challenging of established values – things here can be ‘both/and’ as well as ‘either/or’. Edited by Ken Hollings and Sheena Calvert with layout and design by Daniela Perez.