6/28/2023 0 Comments A deadman in deptford![]() ![]() ![]() In this sense Deptford is a microcosm for the gentrification that has and is about to take place throughout London in the 21st century.Īt the same time, the book captures the journey of researching and making through my own interspersed thoughts and scribbled documentation of encounters with a number of Deptford residents, many of whom I have known since I was a small child. Overall, the work does suggest something about the unholy union of money and local government. ![]() The photographs guide us through the industry and energy that characterizes and identifies Deptford, presenting us with the market, local businesses and the Arts, as well as the juxtaposition between the developing and the decaying. The series takes on a rhythmic nature, which echoes the process of making the work and the journey of self-reflection. Like the processes I use to capture my subjects, the images reiterate a romantic fascination with the past, a want to preserve the present and a denial of the imminent. A Dead Man In Deptford incorporates members of the community of Deptford and their views on the impending threat of gentrification, whilst concurrently portraying my own journey in coming to terms with this pivotal moment in the transformation of my birthplace. ![]()
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