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Untitled blog post from "nightworker"
Finally got there. The longest six months after the longest night. A visual reminder, my vote of thanks to those who work at night and whose efforts are essential to smooth running our daytime lives. Clean up, answer the phone, […]
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Untitled blog post from "nightworker"
Just noticed that a bar that I have walked past hundreds of times has this painted photograph of men with placards. Were they paid to demonstrate, or was it a set up photo? Not the most progressive sentiment perhaps but […]
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Untitled blog post from "nightworker"
“Some of our proudest moments have been on marches: against climate change, against child detention, against the illegal war in Iraq. We’ve put down the placards and taken up the reigns of power. It’s a big change, but it’s worth […]
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Untitled blog post from "nightworker"
Like elsewhere, a Baltic flavour seeps into my favourite reading matter, the London Review of Books. It must be the cold. A quote from ‘I curse the river of time’, a novel by Per Petterson. The main character of is […]
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Untitled blog post from "nightworker"
On the way to the shops I spotted my third demonstration of the week. The TUC public service unions pre-emptive rally of parliament against the cuts. I got off the bus. I wasn’t sure what was happening, where to stand, […]
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Untitled blog post from "nightworker"
A lovely conversation that did crop up whilst I was trialing the mobile exhibition was how many songs there are about working at night. The anthem of the lot, ‘Nightshift’ by the Commodores was considered a classic, even with Lionel […]
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Untitled blog post from "nightworker"
Tested out a solo version of the mobile exhibition on the opening afternoon of the third Brighton PhotoBiennial. It was throwing it down with rain so not ideal conditions. Had to build an adhoc rain cover for the picture, good, […]
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Untitled blog post from "nightworker"
Visiting in the early hours I am beginning to realize that night time, rather than being the opposite of day is in fact a different country. A colder, quieter one with less traffic, next to no public transport, fewer people, […]
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Untitled blog post from "nightworker"
Part of my current bout of interest in photography stems from a frustrated attempt to learn more about the processes of lying. This led me to concocted histories, namely the writings of W.G. Sebald and his use of (old) photographs […]
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Untitled blog post from "nightworker"
Talking with people about working nights has brought up some heart rending stories and Laingian approaches to recovery. Desperate for funds following the break up of his marriage, one person managed to get a job as a night cleaner in […]
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Untitled blog post from "nightworker"
This year I have spent too much time sorting out exhibitions and being frustrated by (still) dormant landlords, agents and owners of empty shops. When the Photofringe asked if I would do another exhibition I decided that it would be […]
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Untitled blog post from "Cosy. Palace Place, Brighton. BN1 1EF 11.45pm sharp. Saturday 24th October 2009"
My record of everyone at the grand ceremonial opening, for the archive. Another photo taken later in the night when the Cosy had taken up residence. The pillar box is in the city centre, it was Saturday night. Brighton gets […]