I graduated from Wimbledon in 2006 I was lucky enough to have been selected, almost immediately as eligible for a live work studio in the east end of London. The south edge of the Olympic park is around a five walk from the Acme ‘sugarhouse lane studios’. Our area has seen many changes since I moved in. Although the future of our site is in jeopardy because of the obvious developments taking place, it looks as though I am going to be fortunate enough to actually complete near enough the full five years before IKEA ,the new owners, turf us out.
http://www.acme.org.uk/residencies.php
If I’m honest, I have to admit that much of what has been happening on my doorstep has passed my bye. Obviously there was an initial excitement as the main structures began to appear, but most of the changes until now have taken place behind locked gates, only to be glimpsed at while rubbernecking from the road or train.
I am going to use this place to share some of the things that are happening around me now, and as a place to document the work I am planning to make in response to both the things that have remained and the things that are going to changes.
