“Brutalist architecture was Modernism's angry underside, and was never, much as some would rather it were, a mere aesthetic style. It was a political aesthetic, an attitude, a weapon, dedicated to the precept that nothing was too good for ordinary people. Now, after decades of neglect, it's divided between 'eyesores' and 'icons'; fine for the Barbican's stockbrokers but unacceptable for the ordinary people who were always its intended clients.”
Owen Hatherley, A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain
brutal beauty
An ongoing project focusing on brutalist and modernist design and architecture. All images shot on fp4 35mm film and multiple exposures created in camera. I wanted to use some of my old cameras and explore shooting analogue again whilst continuing my passion for this kind of design.
concrete dreams
Concrete dreams was a project I undertook in the late 90’s. Hanging out of a plane or from high vantage points I wanted to photograph my home town from the point of view of an architect or town planner. Using an architectural tilt and shift lens I gave the landscapes the look of an architectural model.
