Rebekah Bainbridge
Reflective Eye
Graphic Design
Year 3 Level 6
District 7
Between 1886 and 1903 Charles Booth produced a study of poverty in London. His study began in the East End then spread to cover more extensive areas; illustrating his findings in a colour coded map. In addition to the maps, Booth produced a series of survey notebooks which are a written documentation of the streets that he walked; commenting on both the physical features and the people that lived there.
An on-going photographic study, following the route described by Charles Booth, creates an interesting narrative that comments on the perpetually shifting area that is Brick Lane. Not only is the project geographically based in the East End, it moulds itself around the idea that the area is also a conceptual space; using Booth’s notebooks as a source creates an intriguing juxtaposition between the transcript and the images highlighting the dramatic change the area has experienced and no doubt will continue to experience.
The project builds on the vision of developing a cross-disciplinary resource for artists, designers, academics and researchers; creatively combining a historical socio-geographical study with contemporary photographic practice.
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