Highbury/ Stoke Newington / Dalston / Brick Lane
Leave it to city surfaces to tell the stories of our times, even during lockdown. This is an ever-so-limited perspective of a city that seems far and is dearly missed, but remains accessible in a compressed, guarded, hyperlocal iteration.
First block of photos is from seven weeks into lockdown, which started on 23 March 2020 in the UK. More will follow.
Surfaces are archives.
Surfaces are commons.
Surfaces are cities.
Fixed drips on NHS stencil The new normal High density Rocky outcrops in vast oceans High intensity Don’t care homes Adjust your resolution Be kind We try our very best Torn kindness 2 metres market distance Mark Titchner x Jack Arts Shut ASB hotline The grid Notices everywhere Decommissioned billboard Bay gallery Clapping instructions TAKEAWAY Sidewalk rainbow Window gratitude Clap for nurses’ pay rise x XR PPE 4 TRANSPORT Decollage Superheroes wear scrubs When all this is over, what will you miss the most? Not having to wear make up Limit your use Sidewalk ownership And once the clapping stops? Key workers are not just for pandemics. They are for life. Surface activation Performance Domestic displays Sidewalk takeover Pride on show HAHAHAHA Not just clapping: funding// Tories broke the NHS// No more denial Post Covid green new deal// Justice for workers Veggies and heroes Staying at home is class privilege SHN National Gov’t now. No more Tory cuts to NHS No distancing from homelessness [*] Closed Hope (but have a nice day) Hoarding bog roll is an insult to your intelligence. Don’t be a dick. Chalk action Reverse praise Behaviour guidance Do not use the bench Delivery roulette Kind kind kind Designated areas Runners \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ How much is 2 metres? No valuables inside I am around…. Heart/break Stay safe Contact us via email Sorry Wetherspoons Community support Until further notice