It has been one year since a fire devastated a listed building in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter.
It has been one year since fire devastated a listed building in the heart of Belfast's Cathedral Quarter.
Despite a business-as-usual mentality among staff, Tina said the fire caused a "reputational knock", for the company, leading to it missing out on bigger jobs due to a perceived lack of resources or capacity.A few months after the fire, Tina was allowed into her former premises for the first time, to confront the reality of what happened head on.
"I had my own work on but I was definitely in a very emotional processing stage of trying to comprehend everything that had happened," he said.After being offered a space and a part-time gig in a nearby illustration agency, Elly found his luck began to turn. "I'm really establishing myself more as a queer artist and a queer illustrator in the city and creating work that reflects that," he added.