Thursday, February 12

Tom Wood

I enjoyed his lecture today. Admittedly, I wasn't really sure what to expect - as i didn't know much about him at all, so there were no pre-judgments in my mind. But he had some interesting things to say and, as with the other photographers who i've seen this year, an immense passion for his practice.

A working class analygy seemed quite profound throughout his work, in particular a sense of locational identity and character, which is something that draws me. 'All Zones Off Peak' for example; i always seem to relate to the idea of industrial heritage, what makes a place tick, the remains of industrys that have petered out in an area, or social changes that are still visible and that sortve thing.