Editor Laura Weir has announced a special collector's edition of ES Magazine which pays tribute to the capital's resilience in the face of recent tradgedies. Launching tomorrow with six unique covers created by Gillian Wearing, Anish Kapoor, Wolfgang Tillmans, Jamie Hewlett, Antony Gormley and Ai Weiwei, Laura comments: " I wanted to pay tribute to the capital’s resilience in the face of recent tragedies — at Westminster, Borough, Finsbury Park, the Grenfell Tower atrocity — and to commemorate the 7/ 7 anniversary of the London bombings, which fell 12 years ago this Friday. This issue is designed to spread a message of hope and respect, and to create an enduring platform that will keep these stories alive."

Gillian Wearing’s ambitious idea for her cover was to capture 52 Londoners, standing for a minute’s silence to commemorate the 52 people who lost their lives in the 7/ 7 terrorist attacks. She says: ‘Silence brings everyone together in universal participation.’ Wolfgang Tillmans was travelling home on the Tube when inspiration struck. The image you see on his cover, bearing the powerful words ‘London, Light, Hope’, was taken in that very moment. Anish Kapoor’s contribution powerfully conveys optimistic sensibility. He says: ‘We grieve together and then we know, together we must glow.’ Antony Gormley’s cover was inspired by his reflections on how ‘resilience and common sympathy occurs with every precious existence,’ and how ‘the liquidity of consciousness gives immediate access to joy and trauma.' Jamie Hewlett came up with his almighty, rousing concept in 24 hours. He says 'The way people pull together is a multicoloured show of strength.’ Ai Weiwei submitted an excerpt from a newly released piece, and says: 'This is from Odyssey, which was recently shown in Jerusalem.' 

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