1993-4
This was the start of my fascinated documentation of rapidly disappearing small scale industry and business in London, in this case Bermondsey – Sarsons Malt Vinegar was then still on Tower Bridge Rd – the demolition of countless antique shops to make way for a new Tesco Opening on the Old Kent Road. Seeking to change my practice I had abandoned attempts at authorship, drawings and making sculpture. I resumed relating to others identities in an ongoing exploration and appropriation of the other world of men, working class occupations, alongside a journey into public space. I was privileged to be able to use my identity as a pretty educated young posh white woman to escape/go on holiday from my self. This tendency continued notably with the Cumbrian Liars in the Festival of Lying and interactions with strangers in I Like You 1995 and Occasional Sights 2002.
Archive
recorded interviews and photographs
‘Rethinking Wellbeing Through Art: How Artists Critique Wellness in the Workplace’ by Simon Willems 2024 (Palgrave Macmillan)