DOCUMENTING BRITAIN: FEATURE CHRIS DORLEY BROWN

LOCKDOWN, LONDON March, April and May 2020.

I am curating Chris Dorley Brown’s recent work over on Documenting Britain’s Instagram account. Chris has taken to the streets of London whilst we go through this strange time, living through the effects of Covid-19, documenting famous locations in London; places known by many and normally extremely busy, but now devoid of people. I have featured work by Chris before and love the mood he creates within his photography, his framing and composition draws one in to explore the buildings, structures, and roads we use, making everyday locations feel monumental. I have worked in some of the areas Chris has photographed and I am often in London for meetings, it's so odd seeing these busy places so empty and must be even stranger walking around them.

www.documentingbritain.com

Chris set up his own photographic practice in 1984 concentrating on documenting East London. In a series of residencies and commissions focussing on social housing, workplaces, hospitals, and architecture, he has established a substantial archive of images that are re-purposed and re-contextualised for distribution via web, film, exhibition, and publication. https://modrex.com/about

https://modrex.com/publications

THE CORNERS Published by Hoxton Mini Press (May 2018)

THE LONGEST WAY ROUND Published by Overlapse (Nov 2015)

DRIVERS IN THE 1980s Published by Hoxton Mini Press (May 2015)

THE EAST END IN COLOUR 1960 -1980 Published by Hoxton Mini Press (Nov 2017)