PHOTOGRAPHY
Here are some pictures of José that I took yesterday in London when I bumped into him at an outdoor dance event. I’ve seen José around the British salsa scene for decades; like me he is a veteran salsero! Originally from Sierra Leone but London based, he is always impeccably dressed. He designs his own … Read more
I was in two minds about visiting this exhibition but I’m really glad I went. I found the staging of the exhibition imaginative but best of all were the clothes themselves. So groundbreaking, decorative and humorous – I actually found myself cackling with laughter and gasping with admiration at some of the pieces. You’re allowed … Read more
Last week I came across this angry graffiti, very publicly placed in Muswell Hill: I can’t remember where I took the next picture, but I am still amused by the juxtaposition of evil and cheese-eating: Here’s another example of graffiti that points the finger at someone; but this time the identity and gender of the … Read more
I recently was presented with a painting – a portrait of me by a young girl. Here’s the artist and her gift to me. I love the fact she got the hair, the smile and the sunshine all in the picture. At the bottom of the frame you can see my hand holding this image … Read more
I’m really pleased and excited that my “Frown Project” is being given exposure in the Uncertain States broadsheet, which is a quarterly magazine featuring work by lens-based artists. The latest copy has just come out and has one of my re-presented images wrapped around the front and back cover: There’s also a page inside with … Read more
On Saturday The London Lucumi Choir sang at the V&A Museum of Childhood as part of the New Voices Festival for Refugee week. The first image is of one the dancers we work with,Yolanda Perez, getting ready to perform as “Elegua”, the afro cuban orisha or deity. We start all our concerts singing one of … Read more
Here’s a picture I took recently in London. I like the mix; icons of high culture juxtaposed with a current symbol of global popular culture:
I’ve been away on holiday and will post a few images from my trip soon. In the meantime here’s an image I took yesterday whilst walking in Hampstead. I think it has a surreal, Magritte-like feel:
This woman was changing into heels on Friday night on the corner of Frith Street. it almost looks like two different people but it’s one woman, different shoes: Here’s a photo I took a few years back of a friend of mine changing from her work clothes to her salsa dancing outfit:
Saw this today; also noticed that the Latin text to the right of the figure says “perdidi diem” which translates as “I have lost the day”.