Secrets of the Homefront Girls by Kate Thompson – ‘beauty was their duty’
A love letter to East London, The Secrets of the Homefront Girls shows how everyone counts whatever their gender, class
Read moreA love letter to East London, The Secrets of the Homefront Girls shows how everyone counts whatever their gender, class
Read moreAs Four Corners edges towards a full reopening, we glance back over its radical history, inextricable from that of the road it serves.
Read moreWe spoke to artist Marc Gooderham on the nostalgia of our favourite East End haunts, and what makes a place
Read moreIfti Latif is a local poet, who wrote a poem inspired by lockdown last summer. As the winter months take hold and people look for some positivity in the current climate, he has chosen to share his work which he hopes will ‘be something nice to think about, especially as we enter January’.
Read moreIt’s very impressive how much careful research and detail Gordon manages to include while covering such a long period of history and making it short, readable and entertaining.
Read moreI wanted to capture intimate scenes of people’s autumn evenings on the boats.
Read more‘I come from a typically working-class, East End family,’ she says. So when I was young, I remember going with my mum to the market on a Saturday. And I distinctly remember what a social atmosphere it was here. How people on the streets would talk to each other.’
Read moreFlipping through those pages, he shares a realisation he had recently. ‘Actually, these prints ended up being a strange lockdown diary of sorts. Because I can remember little things I did the day I made each print.’
Read moreThe circular patch of Three Mills Green by the historic Clock Mill is the site of a public art installation that is historic in its own right. It is one of the first few sculptures of a black woman in the UK and the first such statue by a black artist.
Read more‘I wanted to meet people and hear about their experiences. Everyone’s got a story to tell, especially during this strange period, so I wanted to capture those stories visually.’
Read more‘I’m going to be wherever I want to be and achieve whatever I need to achieve to feel fulfilled. Freeing myself of that need to belong has opened my horizons to so much more, because I just enjoy what is good and makes me happy,’ she says.
Read moreLocal resident José’s photography project ‘Faces of West Ham’ records the faces, emotions and passion of The Hammers.
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