The Siblings

On the afternoon of 12th August the two narratives of The Girl and The Boy come together in the seaside town of Margate, to form The Siblings. Displayed as three diptychs the relationship between the girl and the boy changes, familial connections forming, and the act of child play overlapping. This piece is part of a group exhibition The Trace, at HKD Marine Studios, as part of MargatePhotoFest, alongside documentation of their parallel lives in Hackney.

 

The Siblings in Margate

 

The Girl and The Boy

At 6am on 12th August two series of images, The Girl and The Boy, were posted onto two disused Hackney notice boards half a mile apart from one another. They show two narratives, separate from one another yet intertwined. Children at play, absorbed in their own world of dreams and fantasy.

The Girl at Hackney Downs Junction

 The Boy on Cecilia Road

The Dance - update

On 23rd May 2011 it was discovered that The Dance in Dalston had been removed in its entirety.

 

 The Dance in Dalston - after

The Dance - Dalston

On 8th March 2011 The Dance was posted onto a disused billboard site in Dalston, London. Situated on the corner of Shacklewell Lane and Seal Street, and measuring 2.5 m x 1.5 m, it can be seen by people walking and driving past. In terms of time, place, and society, the scene depicted in the image contrasts dramatically with the urban context that surrounds it, allowing the image to multiply itself by creating different references and meanings.

The Dance is to remain on public display indefinitely, until defaced by others, or eroded by the elements.

 

 The Dance in Dalston - before

 

 The Dance in Dalston - after

A film made to document the posting of The Dance. With thanks to Emma McGarry for filming and editing, and Elisa Noguera and Bara Safarova for their help on the night. 

The Dance - Crystal Palace

In September 2010, at Gingerline, I also showed The Dance. Scanned, then printed and framed (24”x30”), the image was propped up in an alcove of a converted Victorian shop, accompanied by a selected 1950s soundtrack. Guests were invited to sit down on a small stool to view the image, whilst listening to the music through headphones. I was interested in creating an intimate space between the viewer and the people in the image, and I wanted to bring to life the sense of celebration captured in the original photograph. In the viewer's presence and mind the people in the image were able to dance again, for the first time since the photograph was taken, approximately 60 years earlier.

The Dance at Crystal Palace

The Outing - Crystal Palace

I first showed The Outing at Gingerline, a pop-up restaurant and art space, in September 2010. It was displayed as a 3m x 2m digital projection. Visible through the windows of a Victorian shop front in Crystal Palace, the shadows and movement of the people and traffic outside produced a rippling effect on the glassy surface of the water in the photograph.  

The Outing at Crystal Palace