Flat Cap
My dad had a flat cap and I can remember his dad did to. Recently my partner bought me some and said ‘they suited me’; determined to be democratic he paraded a range of flat caps before me. Two caps were bought from Marks and Spencer, one a mixture of wool the the other cotton. The market caps were an innovative mix of black synthetic mesh and blue linen. Apparently I now have a cap for every season.
Man with cap, Cheshire Street 1984
Landfill, Thomas the Tank Engine and a Doll
Doll and Thomas the Tank Engine in a landfill site 1999
Beauty
Radio City tower with reflected window, Liverpool 2005
Christ Church Spitalfields reflection, 1984
The Art of Placing a Bet
Decision.
Man in betting shop, Brick Lane 1983
Scrutiny.
Man in betting shop, Brick Lane 1984
Contemplation.
Woman in betting shop, Brick Lane 1987
Decision.
Man in betting shop, Brick Lane 1984
iPad for a Kidney
All over the world advertisers seek out the spaces we walk past to plaster advertisements emploring us to buy junk food and stuff we don’t need. This is a multi billion pound global industry which ensures it is impossible to travel along a major route in our cities without being reminded of what the ad men think we need so they and their clients can make more money.
Posters advertising gambling, Bethnal Green Road 2010
I was astonished to learn about the young man Xiao Zheng, from China who sold his kidney so he could buy an iPad and an apple phone. The advertising campaign around these products saturated TV, the internet as well as the street.
Woman with mobile phone, Brick Lane 2010
Advertising in New York, 2005
Are we reaching a time when we define ourselves by what we own? In contrast to the corporate advertising we see everywhere the collage of cinema posters below is a breath of fresh air.
Man on bike. Chennai, India 1991
