PHIL MAXWELL

Brick Lane Shopping

June 2, 2024

The woman in this work (photographed in 1983) could often been seen at the Sunday Brick Lane and Sclater Street market in the early 1980s. She would wheel her pushchair around the market looking for bargains. She was particularly fond of stuff left behind by stall holders. There wasn’t much of a working life left in the push chair when this photograph was taken.

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Around East London (23)

May 30, 2024

Window shopping in Hanbury Street. East London 2016.

Hanbury Street c.1984 — Hanbury Street. East London 1984.

Whitechapel High Road. East London 2016.

Spitalfields market, Commercial Street, London 1983 — Salvaging vegetables at Spitalfields market, Commercial Street. East London 1983.

Homeless man on Brick Lane. East London 2002.

Brick Lane c.1983 — Brick Lane. East London 1983.

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The Sea

May 28, 2024

One way or another we are all connected to the sea and dependent on it. On a recent visit to Kyparissi in the south of Greece I found myself relaxed by the sounds and movement of waves on the beach. It was an almost hypnotic experience and I thought about the way human activity is having a dreadful impact on the oceans of the world. The sea also links us to the moon and wider universe and is a constant reminder of our frailty and insignificance. I’ve tried to explore some of these ideas in this mixed media piece on paper.