Alistair Ruff
HOMES & ROADS
Zoom In Photography continues its exhibition programme for 2004 with ‘Homes
and Roads’ by Alistair Ruff, photographic images of main artery roads
and surrounding homes.
Says Alistair,
Homes & Roads
As we drive along these main artery roads that provide populations
with accessibility to needed goods and services, do we notice the
homes as we pass. The major trunk roads that do not sleep, the heavy
rumbling of lorries continues until dawn, when it starts to do the
real days work. The constant noise, fumes and vibrating walls of these
homes, their privacy bulldozed away for an expanding economy. An easier
and cheaper life with cheaper bedsits and accommodation for a population
that will have to get used to the sleepless nights and filthy air.
Home's& Roads runs from 10th August to 21st September 2004
Notes for Editors:
1) Alistair Ruff
Alistair Ruff is a documentary photographer. He has published work
in the Independent Sunday Review and his photo-essay on the street children
of Ulan Bator (the capital of Mongolia) has been used by charitable organisations
such as Consortium for Street Children and World Vision. He has exhibited
in the UK.
Previous exhibitions include:
'City Scapes' & 'Aeroplanes', Blue
Elephant Gallery, Camberwell, London
'City Scapes', Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool
For further information on his work, please email postmaster@alistairruff.demon.co.uk
April 2000
2) Zoom In
Zoom In was founded in 1997 by photographers Rose Butler and Maedhbhina
McCombe. Their ambition was to create the best not-for-profit darkroom
in London, making photography accessible and affordable for all.
Zoom In offers a range of photography courses for adults and an outreach
programme for young people, and curates an exhibition programme hosted
by the Bread and Roses Pub.
For more information about Zoom In, contact 020 7720 7437 or see
www.zoom-in.org.
