Moments of protest
This series takes as its subject matter 'activist' culture, which appears in a kaleidoscope of forms, daily in contemporary London.
My aim is to explore what motivates people in the capital to get involved with activism in their spare time.
Why would someone feel compelled to take to the streets in passionate protest, in a city whose citizens have everything they appear to need?
And what do these protests say about the UK in a global context?
This project is ongoing, and will continue through 2009.
NOTE: This project will be printed on blank broadsheet newspaper print and displayed unframed, pasted or pinned to the gallery wall.
(Also: If you -or someone you know- objects to being included in this series, please let me know.)
Upcoming exhibitions of this series:
December 2008: muTATE BRITAIN, Cordy House, Curtain Road, London
January 2009: 'Stock' at R O O M gallery, Waterson St, Shoreditch, London. 6th - 11th Jan.
February 27th - March 13th 2009: 'Stock' on tour at The Emporium gallery, Stokes Croft, Bristol.
Above: UK, London. G20 protests. Outside the Bank of England. 2009.
Above: UK, London. G20 protests. Outside the Bank of England. 2009.
Above: UK, London. G20 protests. Protester dressed as a dead banker climbs lamp-post outside the Bank of England. 2009.
Above: UK, London. G20 demonstrations. Protester evading policeman by climbing a wall. Outside the Bank of England. 2009.
Above: UK, London. G20 protests. Protester climbs railing to escape police near the bank of England. 2009.
Above: UK, London. January 2009. Demonstration in solidarity for the people of Gaza, following the Israeli military's onslaught on the area. (Later in the evening the protest turns more aggressive, and protesters burn an Israeli flag.)
Above: Carrying a giant banner. National climate march. London 2008.
Above: UK, London. 3rd Jan 2009. Demonstration in solidarity for the people of Gaza, following the Israeli military's onslaught on the area. Giant Palestinian flag and placards demanding peace in Gaza.
(Above: National climate march. Protesters march through Westminster. London Dec 2008)
(Above: Band 'Seize the day' perform at the National climate march, Trafalgar Square, London Dec 2008)
Above: Demonstrators at the World Naked Bike Ride, protesting against car culture.
Above: Demonstrators at the World Naked Bike Ride, protesting against car culture. (With 'Try it' Coca-Cola advert) Piccadilly Circus. London 2008.
Above: Demonstrators at the World Naked Bike Ride, protesting against car culture. Hyde Park, London. 2008.
Above: Demonstrators at the World Naked Bike Ride, protesting against car culture. Hyde Park, London. 2008.
Above: Demonstrators at the ‘Rally for child poverty’, Trafalgar Square. London 2008.
Above: Young demonstrator and stilt-walker at preparations for the ‘Rally aganist child poverty’, on a street near Trafalgar Square. London 2008.
Above: Carolyn Emmerson, demonstrator at the ‘Seven days for seven nights’ demo outside the US embassy. (7th anniversary of 9/11) Grosvenor Square, London. 2008. These activists are calling for a further investigation into why the towers collapsed, etc.
Above: Demonstrators calling for the freedom of the 'Cuban Five' - Cuban prisoners in the USA. Westminster, London. 2008
Above: Demonstrators calling for the freedom of Cuban prisoners in the USA. Westminster, London 2008.
Above: Big Ben and the houses of Parliament as seen through Brian Haw’s peace flag. London 2008.
Above: Bus full of tourists drives past Brian Haw, a British peace protester who has been camping in a vigil outside the UK parliament in parliament Square for 7 years. London 2008.
Above: Activists from ‘Climate camp’ using a bicycle-powered cinema to show an environmental film, on their stop-off from Heathrow Airport to Kingsnorth power station (via London). 2008.
Above: Street scene in Bow, London, outside the warehouse containing the bicycle-powered cinema and Climate Camp activists. 2008.
Above: John Stewart, activist and Chairman of HACAN clear skies, being interviewed at Harlington Baptist Church before the Climate Camp press conference. Greater London 2008.
Above: ‘Anonymous’ anti-scientology demonstrators outside Scientology HQ. City of London 2008.
Above: ‘Anonymous’ anti-scientology demonstrators outside Scientology HQ. City of London 2008.
Above: Two masked ‘Anonymous’ anti-scientology demonstrators outside Scientology HQ. London 2008.
Above: ‘Anonymous’ anti-scientology demonstrators outside Scientology HQ. London 2008.
Above: ‘Anonymous’ anti-scientology demonstrators outside Scientology HQ. City of London 2008.
Above: Anti-London mayor Boris Johnson demonstration, London underground rail network. (Boris had just banned alcohol on public transport.) 2008.
Above: Anti-London mayor Boris Johnson demonstration, London underground rail network. (Boris had just banned alcohol on public transport.) 2008.
(Above: Anti-Boris Johnson Demo. Police rush through an underground tunnel in Baker Street station. 2008)
(Above: Anti Boris Johnson Demo. Police arrest anti Boris Johnson demonstrator at Baker Street station. 2008)
Above: Pro-Zionist and pro-Palestinian demonstrators at the first ‘Salute to Israel’ march though London. Outside the National Gallery. 2008.
Above: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators at the first ‘Salute to Israel’ march though London. Outside the National Gallery, 2008.
Above: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators unfurl a banner next to unsuspecting members of the public, at the first ‘Salute to Israel’ march though London.
Above: Pro-Zionist demonstrators at the first ‘Salute to Israel’ march though London cheer as the march goes past. Piccadilly Circus, London 2008.
Above: Pro-Zionist demonstrators at the first ‘Salute to Israel’ march though London.Piccadilly Circus, London 2008.
Above: Atmosphere on the grass at the anti-George Bush Demo, Parliament Square. (Bush had just arrived in London.) 2008.
Above: Demonstrators in Guantanamo Bay-style hoods protesting against the detainment of Binyam Mohamed in Guantanamo Bay. (Mohamed is Britain’s last prisoner there) 2008.
Above: Demonstrators in Guantanamo Bay-style hoods protesting against the detainment of Binyam Mohamed in Guantanamo Bay. (Mohamed is Britain’s last prisoner there) 2008.
Above: Demonstrators in Guantanamo Bay-style hoods protesting against the detainment of Binyam Mohamed in Guantanamo Bay. (Mohamed is Britain’s last prisoner there) 2008.
Above: Demonstrators at the anti-George bush demo alongside protesters against the Ethiopian invasion of Somalia.
Above: Demonstrators at the anti-George bush demo alongside protesters against the Ethiopian invasion of Somalia. 2008.
(Above: Pro-Tibet demonstration. The moment of contact as the Dalai Lama's own handshake is passed through a line of people towards the Chinese embassy. London, 2008)
(Above: Anti-fur demonstrators outside Harrods' department store in Knightsbridge, London. This demonstration has happened in this location every week for around a year. 2008)
(Above: Anti-fur demonstrator outside Harrods' department store hands a flyer to a boy. This demonstration has happened in this location every week for around a year. 2008)
My aim is to explore what motivates people in the capital to get involved with activism in their spare time.
Why would someone feel compelled to take to the streets in passionate protest, in a city whose citizens have everything they appear to need?
And what do these protests say about the UK in a global context?
This project is ongoing, and will continue through 2009.
NOTE: This project will be printed on blank broadsheet newspaper print and displayed unframed, pasted or pinned to the gallery wall.
(Also: If you -or someone you know- objects to being included in this series, please let me know.)
Upcoming exhibitions of this series:
December 2008: muTATE BRITAIN, Cordy House, Curtain Road, London
January 2009: 'Stock' at R O O M gallery, Waterson St, Shoreditch, London. 6th - 11th Jan.
February 27th - March 13th 2009: 'Stock' on tour at The Emporium gallery, Stokes Croft, Bristol.
Above: UK, London. G20 protests. Outside the Bank of England. 2009.
Above: UK, London. G20 protests. Outside the Bank of England. 2009.
Above: UK, London. G20 protests. Protester dressed as a dead banker climbs lamp-post outside the Bank of England. 2009.
Above: UK, London. G20 demonstrations. Protester evading policeman by climbing a wall. Outside the Bank of England. 2009.
Above: UK, London. G20 protests. Protester climbs railing to escape police near the bank of England. 2009.
Above: UK, London. January 2009. Demonstration in solidarity for the people of Gaza, following the Israeli military's onslaught on the area. (Later in the evening the protest turns more aggressive, and protesters burn an Israeli flag.)
Above: Carrying a giant banner. National climate march. London 2008.
Above: UK, London. 3rd Jan 2009. Demonstration in solidarity for the people of Gaza, following the Israeli military's onslaught on the area. Giant Palestinian flag and placards demanding peace in Gaza.
(Above: National climate march. Protesters march through Westminster. London Dec 2008)
(Above: Band 'Seize the day' perform at the National climate march, Trafalgar Square, London Dec 2008)
Above: Demonstrators at the World Naked Bike Ride, protesting against car culture.
Above: Demonstrators at the World Naked Bike Ride, protesting against car culture. (With 'Try it' Coca-Cola advert) Piccadilly Circus. London 2008.
Above: Demonstrators at the World Naked Bike Ride, protesting against car culture. Hyde Park, London. 2008.
Above: Demonstrators at the World Naked Bike Ride, protesting against car culture. Hyde Park, London. 2008.
Above: Demonstrators at the ‘Rally for child poverty’, Trafalgar Square. London 2008.
Above: Young demonstrator and stilt-walker at preparations for the ‘Rally aganist child poverty’, on a street near Trafalgar Square. London 2008.
Above: Carolyn Emmerson, demonstrator at the ‘Seven days for seven nights’ demo outside the US embassy. (7th anniversary of 9/11) Grosvenor Square, London. 2008. These activists are calling for a further investigation into why the towers collapsed, etc.
Above: Demonstrators calling for the freedom of the 'Cuban Five' - Cuban prisoners in the USA. Westminster, London. 2008
Above: Demonstrators calling for the freedom of Cuban prisoners in the USA. Westminster, London 2008.
Above: Big Ben and the houses of Parliament as seen through Brian Haw’s peace flag. London 2008.
Above: Bus full of tourists drives past Brian Haw, a British peace protester who has been camping in a vigil outside the UK parliament in parliament Square for 7 years. London 2008.
Above: Activists from ‘Climate camp’ using a bicycle-powered cinema to show an environmental film, on their stop-off from Heathrow Airport to Kingsnorth power station (via London). 2008.
Above: Street scene in Bow, London, outside the warehouse containing the bicycle-powered cinema and Climate Camp activists. 2008.
Above: John Stewart, activist and Chairman of HACAN clear skies, being interviewed at Harlington Baptist Church before the Climate Camp press conference. Greater London 2008.
Above: ‘Anonymous’ anti-scientology demonstrators outside Scientology HQ. City of London 2008.
Above: ‘Anonymous’ anti-scientology demonstrators outside Scientology HQ. City of London 2008.
Above: Two masked ‘Anonymous’ anti-scientology demonstrators outside Scientology HQ. London 2008.
Above: ‘Anonymous’ anti-scientology demonstrators outside Scientology HQ. London 2008.
Above: ‘Anonymous’ anti-scientology demonstrators outside Scientology HQ. City of London 2008.
Above: Anti-London mayor Boris Johnson demonstration, London underground rail network. (Boris had just banned alcohol on public transport.) 2008.
Above: Anti-London mayor Boris Johnson demonstration, London underground rail network. (Boris had just banned alcohol on public transport.) 2008.
(Above: Anti-Boris Johnson Demo. Police rush through an underground tunnel in Baker Street station. 2008)
(Above: Anti Boris Johnson Demo. Police arrest anti Boris Johnson demonstrator at Baker Street station. 2008)
Above: Pro-Zionist and pro-Palestinian demonstrators at the first ‘Salute to Israel’ march though London. Outside the National Gallery. 2008.
Above: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators at the first ‘Salute to Israel’ march though London. Outside the National Gallery, 2008.
Above: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators unfurl a banner next to unsuspecting members of the public, at the first ‘Salute to Israel’ march though London.
Above: Pro-Zionist demonstrators at the first ‘Salute to Israel’ march though London cheer as the march goes past. Piccadilly Circus, London 2008.
Above: Pro-Zionist demonstrators at the first ‘Salute to Israel’ march though London.Piccadilly Circus, London 2008.
Above: Atmosphere on the grass at the anti-George Bush Demo, Parliament Square. (Bush had just arrived in London.) 2008.
Above: Demonstrators in Guantanamo Bay-style hoods protesting against the detainment of Binyam Mohamed in Guantanamo Bay. (Mohamed is Britain’s last prisoner there) 2008.
Above: Demonstrators in Guantanamo Bay-style hoods protesting against the detainment of Binyam Mohamed in Guantanamo Bay. (Mohamed is Britain’s last prisoner there) 2008.
Above: Demonstrators in Guantanamo Bay-style hoods protesting against the detainment of Binyam Mohamed in Guantanamo Bay. (Mohamed is Britain’s last prisoner there) 2008.
Above: Demonstrators at the anti-George bush demo alongside protesters against the Ethiopian invasion of Somalia.
Above: Demonstrators at the anti-George bush demo alongside protesters against the Ethiopian invasion of Somalia. 2008.
(Above: Pro-Tibet demonstration. The moment of contact as the Dalai Lama's own handshake is passed through a line of people towards the Chinese embassy. London, 2008)
(Above: Anti-fur demonstrators outside Harrods' department store in Knightsbridge, London. This demonstration has happened in this location every week for around a year. 2008)
(Above: Anti-fur demonstrator outside Harrods' department store hands a flyer to a boy. This demonstration has happened in this location every week for around a year. 2008)
More From This Author
About the Author
4
Kudos
+ Kudo
Celebrity Spotlight
Top Entertainment Articles
 |
Zimbio Caption Contest: Enter and Win $25 at Amazon.com!
This is possibly the easiest photo to caption. It practically writes itself.
|
 |
Twilight’s Christian Serratos Gets Naked For PETA
Serratos poses naked for the 'I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur' campaign.
|
 |
100 Best Bikini Bodies
Click here for the best way to spend 10 minutes.
|
Popular Entertainment Zines
