New Horizons
Yesterday we had planned to film around Petticoat Lane, taking advantage of the relative quiet of the streets. Instead we ended up filming from our balcony. The view from the 11th floor of our flat provides spectacular views of London from the heart of the East End. Below we see the reflection of Hazuan filming together with snatches of photomontage hung in our living room. Petticoat Lane will have to wait for another day.
Hazuan filming. Spitalfields, London 2011
Looking South from Old Montague Street. Spitalfields, London 2011
Looking South West from Old Montague Street. Spitalfields, London 2011
Looking West from Old Montague Street. Spitalfields, London 2011
White Lines
Hanbury Street. London 2009
Mile End Underground Station. London 2000
Peace
Don't attack Iraq. London.
Don't attack Iraq. London.
Brick Lane over Decades
Photography facilitates an infinite amount of experimentation. Its almost as if the art form is capable of reinventing itself every day. My experiment below explores time, colour, composition and the effects of regeneration.
Brick Lane. 1980's to the present day.
Variations on the same theme:
Brick Lane. 1980's to the present day.
Brick Lane. 1980's to the present day.
Debbie & Julie
Meeting Debbie & Julie was an unexpected filming pleasure. Subjects of our latest documentary in the East End Lives series they were a tremendous pleasure to meet. Our documentaries are always driven by the narrative that emerges from the interviews we record for each film. We interviewed Debbie & Julie twice and found (as often happens) their second interview the most expansive.
Julie & Debbie during their interview for East End Lives 3. British Estate, London 2010
Often people tend to be more relaxed during a second interview; this was the case with Debbie and Julie who I met for the first time during the second interview. Once they were relaxed a warm dialogue erupted between them as they spoke enthusiastically of their childhoods and forming the ‘Mint Juleps’ band. After a while it was as if we were listening in to an intimate conversation between friends. People in our East End documentaries always seem to surprise, engage and impress the viewer. Their personalities roll off the screen, break stereotypes, entertain and enrich our perceptions of East Londoners. Compulsive viewing!
Debbie shortly after the interview for East End Lives 3. British Estate, London 2010
