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On Picton Road

January 5, 2024

This piece ‘Woman with a trolley bag on Picton Road’ – is derived from two photographs. One taken at night on Picton Road and the other during the day on London road (both in Liverpool).

‘Woman with a trolley bag on Picton Road’ – Mixed media on paper 2024.

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World Streets (29)

January 4, 2024
Waiting at a bus stop. Bangladesh 1990s.
Bus stop in town. Liverpool March 2018.
On the way to school in Sylhet. Bangladesh 1990s.
River boat, Dhaka Bangladesh, c. 1992
River boat, Dhaka Bangladesh, 1992.
Shopping in the market. Laos 2018.
Cheshire Street c.1985
Selling toilet roles in Cheshire Street. East London 1985.
Shopping in the market. Laos 2018.
Brick Lane Market (Cheshire Street) 1999
Brick Lane Market (Cheshire Street). East London 1999.
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On The Move In Barcelona

December 31, 2023

‘On the move in Barcelona’ combines three images of a woman pushing a trolley outside a building in Barcelona. She’s could be a hotel worker who’s using her brief journey to catch up with family or friends. I was impressed with her ability to have a conversation that probably took her miles away from the her hard regular duties in the work place.

Having worked in the past as a labourer, gardener and super market worker I remember the times when my mind would just drift off – particularly when I was doing boring and repetitive work on my own. This is why I’ve created a dreamscape for the woman to walk through with her double – signifying that she’d most likely made the same journey many times before but each time with a different perception.

‘On the move in Barcelona’ – mixed media on paper.
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World Streets (28)

December 29, 2023
Motorcyclists in Hanoi. Vietnam 2019.
sun glasses
Holding hands in Barcelona. December 2017.
Motorcyclist in Hanoi. Vietnam 2019.
Cyclist passing a restaurant. Paris 2004.
Crossing the road in New York, 2005.
Crossing Picton Road. Liverpool, November 2019.
Motorcyclist in Marrakech, 2005.
Two on a bike in Brick Lane. East London 2005.
Street scene in Marrakech, 2005.
Street scene in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia 2018.
Wearing headphones in Bishopsgate. East London, August 2018.
Street scene in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia 2018.
Having a rest in Cullen. Scotland, 2017.
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Numbers

December 28, 2023

‘Numbers’ (mixed media on paper) attempts to examine the digital world as it is manifested through the mobile phone. I’ve deliberately placed the man (photographed in Liverpool) with his phone on a circle or a 0, a digital symbol. He’s captured by a digital gadget. The question is does his phone bring him closer to the world and his surrounding environment or seperate him from it?

‘Numbers’ – Mixed media on paper, 2023.
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