Markets have existed around the world for centuries. They are meeting points, places of exchange, attracting diverse visitors from all over the Globe. They independently present a variety of goods and do not heavily rely on consumer branding to achieve notice. They feature the everyday staples needed to live, such as clothing, drink and food; bringing together customers that shop with a focused purpose. Markets contribute to a social scene that includes both newcomers and regulars alike, presenting an opportunity for those to interact and make an exchange. Social interaction promotes social, mental and physical wellbeing and market places present an opportunity to advocate this. The stall owners run their businesses with pride and customers benefit from their skills, knowledge and goods.
Three Markets is a personal project that begins by exploring three markets in West (Portobello Road), Central (Leather Lane) and East London (Petticoat Lane), to begin to establish a visual language that is unique to the street markets in the city. Using my own point of view and the perspective of others, my photographic work aims to document the findings to portray a visual landscape that educates viewers, while contributing to posterity.
As Henri Lefebvre expresses in his written piece Clearing the Ground, 1961:
“There can be no history without a critique of history itself.”
View the full project here.
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