Feltham, TW13: 28 minutes from London Waterloo, two miles from the rest of the world. Run down, under-invested west London suburb littered with danger zones or multicultural, convenient transport hub sprouting pockets of growth?
Walking around, you easily get the impression that is an area in dire need of regeneration, investment and quite frankly up-scaling. Its location is amazing - close to Central London, four major motorways, and an international airport - and surrounded by the greenery of Richmond and Surrey:
Yet, to me it seems that Feltham is a neglected area. Its strategic location is perfect for commuters and travelers alike, it is surrounded by thriving areas of business, yet somehow it has missed out on growth and opportunity.
In September 2014, I set out to capture the dual personality of this
London suburb in which I live; well actually, in which I sleep, eat and
commute from. I created two views of the same place: one which shows its more obvious nature of neglect, underinvestment and no future, and the other set showing a brighter and more hopeful state of being. I compiled two sets of seven photographs accordingly, and arranged them in pairs, so that within each pair there is either a visual or metaphorical contrast, to present two sides of the same story:
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| A - Confined |
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| A - Open |
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| B - Abandoned |
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| B - Rescued |
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| C - Bust |
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| C - Booming |
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| D - Decaying |
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| D - Developing |
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| E - Cramped |
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| E - Comfy |
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| F - Deposits |
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| F - Withdrawals |
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| G - Pushing up the daisies |
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| G - New life |
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