Chasing Ghosts

I read the planning reports which are more for “advertising” than “people”, left one star Google bus stop reviews (yes, you can), and wrote emails to see if the Council could give me updates (no, they cannot).

Why is Croydon shaped the way it is today?

We often assume that public space is owned by the council or another public body. But many open urban spaces – squares, shopping centres, even streets – are privately owned.

Tactile Boundaries

a hand wrapped with fabric strips of various colours, textures and sizes

Visitors sometimes come into the space, look around, hesitate, turn to go, turn back, and hesitate once more before they try the bean bags.

Devotional Work

Perhaps a clue to the power structure’s production lies in its post-production. 

My DPS year

a photo of Julias prints for sale at turfs festivus shoppe

Rather unexpectedly, I have thrown myself into a year of contemplation and of gaining experience in the ‘industry’ – all followed by the struggle to find placements.

Croydon Surrounds, Suburban Release

a photograph of allders shopfront windows

One way to think about this conundrum, for myself at least, was to look at Croydon itself as a harbinger of its own memory, and work from there to think about the hidden, subaltern elements that reside under wraps, in the margins.