The Holbeck and Hunslet experience

Apologies in that I am a little late in adding to this blog, mainly because I can't get up to see my designated postcode until the 9th April.

But I have been commiting to lots of different areas of research, like the provenance of the names; Holbeck for instance comes from Hol and Beck, both relating to the river (like almost every town and village in England!) and it has a Village status, despite looking more like urban and industrial sprawl.

Not sure if I am getting my wires crossed, but Holbeck also claims to have housed one of the 07/07 bombers, so maybe everywhere in Leeds is cashing in on that association?

From the innitial research into the history and the museums there, I found it difficult to create interesting images of anything except rivers, armour or factories.

So instead I got really interested in the idea of observing people that live in the area who can represent the history in a direct, or perhaps more metaphorical way. I liked what Rebecca Strain is doing, talking to the older generation. I want to gather information more from a certain cultural level than any specific image. On a par with taking pictures of all the chip shop owners, or pawn shop brokers, but I'm not sure yet. It might be more important to me how the image is finally made, like maybe as a carefully made etching, but of a decrepit looking warehouse or some out of date political statement sprayed on a wall...

...still thinking about it, and I reckon everything will become apparent in the three days that I am there for, snapping away on my camera.

Alex