Where are we now?

I’ve completed Erasmus Park and my Grid Projects. Incase anyone was wondering Erasmus Park was a conceptual response to the works of Martha Rosler and Les Krims, a flirtation with the directorial mode shall we say.

Looking at my blog I see I repeat things a bit too much, I’m going to do abit of pruning….haha (pun intended)

I’m now developing a new project the research is underway, I hope to be shooting within the next week. The outcome of this project is destined to be a book. I shall be pitching for a graphic designer at the end of the month, I’m hoping to have the foundations in place by then.

Erasmus Park Young Offenders Institution

Welcome to Erasmus Park,

This project is under development.

Immigration (Grid) Project latest…

Grid (Sketch Two)

Now experimenting with the square 6X6 frame.

Grid (Sketch One)

A study into the effects of immigration…

On the road (Sketch)

Rough sketch of a road trip from London to Barcelona made during the summer of 2009 in 35mm. 200 Images scanned another 200+ to go…

The Bil’in Protest Video

A video of the demonstration I documented in April 2009. The demonstration was peaceful. However I was still tear gassed and shot in the leg with a rubber bullet.

The Lady with the Flag is Luisa Morgantini the Vice President of the European parliament.

The Green Line

The Green Line

In 1947 during the British Mandate in Palestine the Green Line was first established to form the international boundaries of the newly created state of Israel. Since the withdrawal of the British in 1948 these international boundaries have been continually violated by war resulting in the continuing expansion of the Israeli state.

With the expansion comes increased security and movement restrictions within disputed areas. In 2002 the Israeli government began the construction of an 8-meter concrete high security wall in response to increasing terrorist attacks. The wall annexes the Palestinian controlled West Bank from the rest of the country.

The Israeli wall runs across agricultural lands restricting access for farming and trade. In 2004 the international court of Justice determined that the wall was violation of international law and must be removed, so far Israel has failed to comply and construction work continues.

A Penarth Estate

Shadows crawl across the cracked concrete paths and roadways where a generation of children once played. The developers still not come and for some the estate serves as a reminder of days better spent and a community torn apart. Ghosts still linger in the windows of these blocks, they patiently watch the encroaching developments as they seed a path towards Penarth from the bay.

Summer months…

Early this summer I travelled across Europe making pictures of the journey using 35mm film and a pocket digital camera. The images I created during the journey are of the people and place’s which I encountered along the road. I am currently waiting for the University to reopen so I can have access to a digital scanner. Only then will I be able to share the story of Danni, Marie and I as we hitch and hop rag-tag onto unknown destinations.

On my return to Cardiff I took up residence in a poetic district of the City know as Pen-y-lan. I started by reading Kerouac and onto Strauss and Dyer. I feel that now I’m finally on my way to developing a deeper understanding of visual language and photography.