Two Metres

Two Metres

Two Metres – just an arbitrary measure of distance; it does not really have any meaning because it could be 1 metre or 1.55 metre. Yet in March 2020 in the UK Two Metres became a new proscribed social distance we had to abide by. During multiple lockdowns during Covid-19 I documented my walks and the changing environment that this time brought.

Borderlands

Borderlands

Borders define the spaces in-between — the crossing points from one place to another. Following the course of London’s second river, the Lea, I’ve discovered the series of edgelands — real, historical and mythological that occur along it’s path.

Meandering along the Lea

Meandering along the Lea

While we may know the Thames, the Lea, London’s second river is perhaps less familiar. Yet it has its own history and identity – walking along its towpaths you discover a constantly managed space that has been re-constructed and diverted since the 12th Century.