5 Mar 07 February gone
Well the month of February started out well enough, with a visit from a Vancouver friend. Karl was in London photographing hotels and having not seen him in two years, we all had some catching up to do. I took him on a whirlwind walking tour and showed him all the London sights in just an afternoon. He certainly remembers very little of the details - “We saw Trafalgar Square?” - but it was good fun nonetheless.
Early in the month I did a fashion/portrait photo session with a clothing designer from Manchester who was here for a trade event. We discovered some interesting locations around Kensington Olympia where she had her booth at the Londonedge show.
In-between days I trolled property listings and viewed the odd flat here and there - the keyword being ‘odd’. Not much to get excited about. One flat had a large hole under the flooring in front of the kitchen sink and the owner, who was home at the time, said the building had safety problems, which I verified on my way out by spotting the multiple deadbolt locks pocking the door.
February 13th there was a ‘little’ accident in the building next door where builders were renovating the interior. They were near completion of the work when something rather terrible happened - either a supporting wall had been erroneously removed, or their space was overloaded with boxes, we’re not sure which, but four floors of the front elevation collapsed. Luckily all the workers managed to get out safe and alive. Unfortunately the event caused a logistical problem for all powers that be who had to figure out how to clean up the mess, resulting in an 8-day road closure and denied access to other buildings in the block. We weren’t allowed home until February 21st which meant we had to stay with a friend down the road for 8 nights, unable to access our most basic necessities. Glad that’s over!
Chinese New Year (of the Pig) came around with the most enormous crowds I’ve seen descend into central London, causing small pockets of claustrophobic hysteria. I managed to get a few good photos, but it’s a difficult prospect to frame a picture when you can’t see beyond the person squished in front of you.
Since then I had a portfolio review with London Independent Photography, signed up for a Monday dance class (urban street jazz) and spent a record amount of time with Matt viewing one exhibition - the Gilbert & George Major Exhibition. These fellas have collaborated for 40 years and work in Fournier Street, not far from us. Many sites from Spitalfields and Brick Lane are incorporated into their art, so it’s a pleasure to recognise our neighbourhood expressed in their work.
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