IMMIGRANTS AND THE CITY
Conceptualised and printed for the Usurp Zine Fair | Usurp Art 2012
In 2012 I spent a lot of time walking through London and its suburbs. I get a kick out of cataloging people, patterns, places and objects while connecting them. Fake bags, baggy pants, pink lipstick, hoodies, dreadlocks, stilettos, totes, white sneakers, bulbous lips, bellies and chicken jerks all get meticulously recorded in my head as combinations which are linked, where one can’t exist without the other. The experimental - but limited, format of a zine allowed my creativity to run riot, while disseminating information with a distinct personal voice. Combining low-cost kraft paper with screen printing I created a three-fold limited edition zine which documents the immigrant faces and habits observed across the BAME population from Zone 1-7. The zine is available at Usurp Art Gallery which is the only artist-led space in Harrow, a London borough with a dynamic demographic of the most diverse languages spoken in the UK.