PHIL MAXWELL

Osbourne Street

March 23, 2013

This sight on Osbourne Street leading on to Brick Lane was derelict for many years and was a magnet for graffiti artists. Here are some shots of it taken before the sight was developed.

Derelict site, Osbourne Street 2009

These days fewer children play in the street. The reasons for this may be quite complex. Parental concerns about safety and computer games are significant reasons. As a child I recall that the streets were our natural playgrounds; these photographs remind me of those times.

Children playing in puddles. Liverpool 8, 1982

Boys seated on chairs in the street, Naples c.1986

Kick Boxing, Hanbury street, Whitechapel c.1988

Brick Lane c.1990

Liverpool film sequence

March 21, 2013

This silent film accompanied Michael Nyman’s The Piano Sings tour 2005/06. Premiered at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. I remember watching the photographs with Michael Nyman’s live accompaniment and then visiting the Philharmonic Pub across the road! Here’s the link: Liverpool 1971-1981 (with some Liverpool photographs below):

A little girl in Liverpool 8, 1979

Street scene, Smithdown Road c.1980

Bishopsgate Goods Yard

March 20, 2013

These photographs of the fruit and veg stalls at Bishopsgate Goods Yard were taken recently on a Sunday. Sadly I think they are about to disappear.

Bishopsgate Goods Yard, 2013

Brick Lane Exhibition

March 19, 2013

In April next year I will be opening an exhibition on Brick Lane at the Rich Mix Centre in Bethnal Green. I’ve started to develop a file for the show. Here are a few images that may or may not make it into exhibition.