David Spero à la Photographers' Gallery
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The Photographers’ Gallery presents a series of photographs by the British artist David Spero (b. 1963). Titled Settlements, this is the culmination of an ongoing body of work made whilst visiting communities located throughout Britain who have built and live in low environmental impact settlements. It is also be the first time this body of work will be seen in the UK. Set in beautiful lush green surroundings, some in dense forests, the structures have an almost ageless appearance. In many ways they are reminiscent of surviving remnants of a much older way of life, before the onset of industrialisation. These living places also certainly appear far removed from the more evident material status visible in modern suburban homes, often accompanied with manicured lawns, gardens and driveways.
The settlements, self-built in the main from local natural and recycled materials, are often so in harmony with their environments that at certain times of year they become almost invisible. Spero focuses on the evolution of these permanent and more temporary structures, which have an ad hoc and organic sense of design. Also evident is how thesecommunities work towards being self-sufficient and sustainable, it is the close almost symbiotic relationship between this man-made environment and the natural habitat that isthe essence of the lifestyle recorded here. This new body of work stands as a powerful visual testimony to these people who chose to live their lives according to their ideological beliefs within a contemporary society.
This exhibition is curated by Camilla Brown (née Jackson), Senior Curator at The Photographers’ Gallery.
Shannon Chris and Alex’s, Tinker’s Bubble,Somerset, June 2004
© David Spero
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