Me and my kickstarter, selling prints of my hometown, my capital city, my london
This was another one of those moments when I couldn’t quite believe my luck in spotting this random and poignant moment. The sofa had been there for about a day and had obviously been thrown out by someone and had seen other people sit on it but when I saw this woman sat there, deep in thought, looking concerned and somewhat troubled it really struck me. It was at a time when there was a relentless amount of anti-muslim headlines in the press and the mainstream media who were stoking up as much resentment and hatred as they could and I felt somehow this image encapsulated that experience in some ways. She looked so isolated and out of place on that purple sofa it felt like it showed how alienating it must feel to be from a different culture and attempting to integrate whilst looking so different and being treated with suspicion. The press only ever report the immigrant situation from the point of view of the establishment and the indigenous population rather than what it must feel like to be at the receiving end of an unwelcoming atmosphere. Imagine going to a party and everyone looks at you weird and gives you the cold shoulder. Like that but every day.
This photograph is one of the selected prints you can order via this kickstarter campaign where I am trying to sell 100, one of a kind, one off, 1 of 1 prints which are never to be repeated or replicated. As I am only printing 1 of each shot you will not be able to choose your print but you will be the only person in the world to ever own it – please click through on this link to view the campaign and join the lucky dip and to share if at all possible: https://tinyurl.com/ya43j8bw – your support is very much appreciated. And thank you to everyone who has pledged so far. Muchos Muchos x
To see all the prints that are part of the lucky dip please click on this link: http://wp.me/P2TRkx-3ym