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exhibition and book documenting fenced green spaces and essays discussing their significant change in meaning and use

the project will document an area of east london, within a one mile radius of an earlier project (INTACT) and essentially record all the fenced green-spaces within this area via photography, drawing and text

the main elements of the project will be:

i. the history of the fences / railings / when did they change role from ‘keeping things in to keeping things out’ / history of production of fences / the social history of fences & railings in London

ii. theoretical conceptualisation of fences in contemporary london society / fences Vs no fences / policy framework for fences / interviews with those involved with fences / railings (those that commission them, make them, live with them)

iii. data/study of fenced green-spaces / photographic documentation of fenced green spaces (all in the mile) / drawings – aerials & cross sections / text – interviews, historical documents, personal responses

the end of summer exhibition will show up to seven medium format photographs whilst the book will compile the photographs, text, theory and drawings

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much of the theory research will be undertaken as part of an lse cities programme essay

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project is assisted by the photographer / urban researcher, alison gosper

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