An event can last a million years in someone's head. To others witnesses it simply does not bear the same prevalence. This is a story about three young people leaving home for the first time and meeting at University in London. It's a very exciting time to be a student of the arts. Britain leads the world again in music, fashion and film. It is the naughty nineties, the decade we all got sorted for E's and Whizz. The birth of the commercial internet is imminent.

Nathan's story - 1992
Nathan was brought up in Weybridge to wealthy parents and public school. He was the youngest of three, with two older sisters who had already flown the nest. He was a naturally gifted child and had developed his talent for analysis into the design field, specifically for print. Nathan was so confident in his own ability he could spend more time on his social life and the degree would take care of itself. That said, he was competitive and very used to pulling the strings. After 6th form the family relocated to Rickmanthsworth and this geography influenced his choice of the Harrow Campus of the University of Westminster.

Tanya's story - 1992
Tanya was the quintessential Essex girl. Brought up in leafy Buckhurst Hill to loving parents. She was the eldest of three. She had a sister and a baby brother to look after so had developed a maternal instinct. For such a beautiful girl she was very insecure. This need to be loved was manifesting itself as codependency, the need to be caring and kind. She too had a creative streak, a flair for fashion had erupted from her bottom drawer. Even though she appeared as a thoughtful matriarch, she liked to take risks. She was not reckless but she enjoyed sensory stimulation. Just out of college, completing a BTEC locally in Essex, Tanya had not yet lived away from home. Harrow was perfect because it was not too far away from the support of her family. The ones who'll unconditionally be there for you, through thick and thin.

Victor's story - 1992
Victor was not a native of the South East. He was brought up in Bradford, West Yorkshire to an insurance broker and a hospital clerk. He had an older sister who excelled in academics and music. He was the youngest, the one not up to much who was left to his own devices. This meant he and his friends had developed imaginations on the back fields of South Bradford. They’d play football and mess around until eventually they began stealing. At 16 when his sister went off to University, his father relocated to an insurance position in Kendal. The huge upheaval 65 miles north to the Lake District changed Victor’s life. He left school and began a career in the only thing he knew best, Graphic Design. After 3 years and extra curricular studies, plus a foundation course, Victor was accepted second choice at Harrow, 250 miles from home. He knew he had the talent and this was his chance to finally make something of himself. This desire was only matched by his excitement at being in London, which in his eyes was the centre of the Universe. The place where big things can happen to anyone. The most powerful society in the world.

Victor's story - 15 years later
Let's face it. As soon as we are old enough to understand, or at least as soon as the adults have passed on enough of their insecurities, prejudice and bad habits, given to them by their loving parents, we will at some point in our lives meet other people who want to control us or assert power over us. Why do they want to do this? This is the big question.