Film 4
Water. Canals. They crisscross Britain. One day, they trickled through my life and led me to unforeseen consequences that eventually swept me away.
I spent much of the latter half of 2018 exploring waterways by foot: ‘rediscovery’ is a cliché, but they brought me back to life.
Exposure 1Riverside, with a beer
Details
Ilford Delta 120, ISO 400, f/32, ~0.5s
The Thames breathes under the balcony of The Grapes in Limehouse, and you can feel its sigh come through the gaps between the planks of wood
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The Thames breathes under the balcony of The Grapes in Limehouse, and you can feel its sigh come through the gaps between the planks of wood
Exposure 2
The City, a ghost
Details
Ilford Delta 120, ISO 400
The Grapes, Limehouse
The Grapes, Limehouse
Exposure 3
A crowded resting place
Details
Ilford Delta 120, ISO 400, f/16, ~13s
By the side of the canal at Camden, a bar stool: the occupant devoured by music
By the side of the canal at Camden, a bar stool: the occupant devoured by music
Exposure 5
London, now and then, simultaneously
Details
Ilford Delta 120, ISO 400, f/32, ~3s
Only the crane gives away the present, overlooking the ghost that stalks the tennis court
Only the crane gives away the present, overlooking the ghost that stalks the tennis court
Exposure 7
Hardmead Lock, Lea Navigation
Details
Ilford Delta 120, ISO 400, f/22, 1/50s
Hardmead Lock was as crisp as winter, waiting for the soothing curves of spring
Hardmead Lock was as crisp as winter, waiting for the soothing curves of spring
Exposure 8
Stonebridge Lock, Lea Navigation
Details
Ilford Delta 120, ISO 400, f/16, 1/50s
I was on the central reservation of a motorway, except the road was water and the cars were canalboats, peacefully floating
I was on the central reservation of a motorway, except the road was water and the cars were canalboats, peacefully floating
