PHIL MAXWELL

Fly posters can be found in cities all over the world. Some regard them as a scourge on the urban environment. I’ve always been captivated by them. Once a poster is applied to a wall it can take on a new personality through attempts to remove it. The weather can also change a poster’s character. During their short life these posters provide an intriguing urban footprint of contemporary life.

Cinema posters on a wall in Chittagong, Bangladesh 2008

Face on a wall, Budapest 2005

Portrait, Brick Lane 2004

Poster inside a smashed shop window, Brick Lane 2002

Fournier Street 2013

Brick Lane c.1987

Brick Lane 2002

Brick Lane 2002