In This Smoking Chaos - Production photography

I delivered production photography for In This Smoking Chaos, playing 15 – 24 September as part of Queen’s Theatre’s Blueprint Festival. ‘Part theatre, part art installation, part cinema – artist and designer Laura Ann Price and her team of collaborators have devised a raw human drama of 31 scenes in 31 minutes. It will be played by two performers, who act, dance and perform spoken word poetry and create live soundscapes.’

Laura’s collaborators are: Raisa Daya, Deputy Stage Manager; Charlie Derrar Director, Dramaturg and Lyricist; Yael Elisheva Performer and Deviser; Bar Groisman Movement Director and Deviser; Tatenda Matsvai Performer, Deviser and Lyricist; Stephen Pemble Lighting Designer and Anna Short Sound Designer.

Milk Presents - ‘We Too Shall See’ - sharing event documentation

I the midst of a heatwave I documented a sharing event performance of ‘We Too Shall See’ for the Old Diorama Arts Centre. ODAC supported the development of the project through providing the rehearsal space.

‘We Too Shall See’ is a collaborative project between UK-based queer theatre company Milk Presents and Egyptian artists, as part of a British Council / Arts Council funding project, New Conversations Egypt.

The project is a digital collaboration between Jo Tyabji, Milk's associate director, an Egyptian Film Maker Sami Yassin and choreographer Nagham Salah Othman. It’s exploring borders, international borders but also borders within ourselves and identity. With performance from Valerie Ebuwa.

The rooftop space provided by British Land PLC.

Hester Stefan Chillingworth in rehearsal at the Old Diorama

I documented Hester Chillingworth’s rehearsals at the Old Diorama Arts Centre. They are at an early stage of working on a new piece.

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Il n'existe pas

Il n'existe pas existe

Hommage au Club techno de Kiev ∄ ("Il n'existe pas")

There is no such thing as this

Does not exist, does not exist

Tribute to the Kyiv Techno Club ∄ ("There does not exist")

By Cuco. Millennium Bridge, London.

Photo documentation by me.

Donate and help the people affected by the war if you can:

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Rowan James' & Deaf Rave's sharing event at The Old Diorama Arts Centre

I documented a sharing event for the collaborative project between Rowan James and Deaf Rave. People were invited to test the dance floor designed to conduct vibrations corresponding to all sound and bass levels and as such allowing deaf people to fully experience music without hearing it. The event was hosted and supported by The Old Diorama Arts Centre.

http://rowanjamespoet.co.uk

https://www.deafrave.com

becoming - Feral: Niya B - 'Four-lined Snake’ and 'I Was Once the Snake Woman'

‘becoming - Feral’ is a new publication by Objet-a Creative Studio. The book includes Niya B’s creative writing piece 'Four-lined Snake’ and my photographs of her performance 'I Was Once the Snake Woman' taken at Translucent #3 in 2019. The text and a larger set of photographs documenting Niya’s performances is also available in ‘becoming - Feral’ digital collection. One of the photographs is also available in a postcard format.

'Eurystheus on the Heap' at ICA

I took these production shots of ‘Eurystheus on the Heap’, which was performed as part of the INFERNO ICA takeover. Directed by Nick Finegan.

Claudia Palazzo - this foreign mansion

I documented a sharing of the outcomes of Claudia Palazzo's residency/ re/build / dancing/ commitment at GROW Tottenham.

The Text Bender – A Shop of Words by R.M. Sánchez-Camus

I documented the exhibition of community words created by artist R.M. Sánchez-Camus for HOME on High Street in Slough. I also photographed the community open mic that was part of the exhibition closing event.

'Wojnarowicz - Tape Journals' - Work in Progress Performance at FFormatt Arts

I returned to Brussels to document the performance of the new work in progress devised by a composer Szymon Brzóska, a pianist Barbara Drazkov, a violinist Victor Guaita and a dancer Jacob Storer. The piece is based on the diaries of David Wojnarowicz, a queer, American artist and the AIDS pandemic times activist. The project is part of Fformatt the Arts programme produced by FFormatt, a night club, which has been currently expanding as a platform for visual and performing arts. WE ARE ALL FFAGOTTs!

'Wojnarowicz - Tape Journals' - In rehearsals

I travelled to Brussels to document the rehearsals of the new work in progress devised by a composer Szymon Brzóska, a pianist Barbara Drazkov, a violinist Victor Guaita and a dancer Jacob Storer. The piece is based on the diaries of David Wojnarowicz, a queer, American artist and the AIDS pandemic times activist. The project is part of Fformatt the Arts programme produced by FFormatt, a night club, which has been currently expanding as a platform for visual and performing arts.

Tropical Awkward Bastard by Priya Mistry at Chisenhale Dance Space

I documented Priya Mistry’s performance at Chisenhale Dance Space.

Translucent event at VO Curations

I documented performances by Gisou Golshani, Monika Błaszczak, Joseph Morgan Schofield, ORLANDO MYXX and Niya B at Translucent.

Chisenhale Art Place Open Weekend - Open Studios and 'Snakes' Jia-Yu Corti & Owen Ridley-DeMonick

On Friday night I documented events taking place across Chisenhale Art Place; including Open Studios and ‘Snakes’, the performance by Jia-Yu Corti & Owen Ridley-DeMonick at Chisenhale Dance Space. Sadly I’m unable to share photos from the performance as the artists didn’t wish for the documentation of the work in progress to be published.

Making an Exit at Chisenhale Dance Space

On the eve of the originally announced day of Brexit I photographed some of the performances taking place during this 24h event at Chisenhale Dance Space.

Gayzpacho Primaverga Special at Bethnal Green Working Men's Club

Just Like Real Life by Video Show

One of my first jobs of 2019 was creating new images for ‘Just Like Real Life’, a Video Show’s project. https://wearevideoshow.com

35 Years of Chisenhale Dance Space: A Birthday Party Fundraiser

Chisenhale Dance Space celebrated its 35th Anniversary with performances, dance and cake. I documented it all including the work in progress presentation from Angela Andrew & Othella Dallas and performance by Pink Suits.

Naked Boys Reading Open Mic at the Yard

Photos of the readers from the first NBR Open Mic edition haven’t been selected and released by Dr Sharon Husbands as yet so I’m only posting a pre-show photo of her entertaining the audience.

Frieze Reception Party at Camden Arts Centre


A special drinks reception hosted by Director Martin Clark and artist Amy Sillman to celebrate acclaimed Sillman's first major exhibition in the UK. The highlights of the evening were the late opening of the exhibition (“Landline’), an interdisciplinary performance by current artist in residence, Athanasios Argianas and drinks in the CAC’s garden. I photographed it all.