This project is about my encounters with a group of artists temporarily living at the iconic Balfron Tower. Built after the second world war, in a utopian aspiration for housing the masses, it was designed by Erno Goldfinger, who believed he could elevate the lives of people by offering them better design. The idea came from my desire to document their passage, before the tower refurbishment, into luxury flats. I was interested in exploring how the building could have had an impact in their personality.
I was born in a small village where everyone knew each other. Three years ago I moved to London and I have stayed in the same council flat since. This project is about my neighbours; I wanted to see if I could establish a similar sense of community.
These photographs are part of a long-term project about an Irish Travellers community living in Mile End, London. They were taken during their last pilgrimage to Lourdes.
These photographs were taken in a gypsy camp on the outskirts of Milan. They were exhibited at Rivington Place, London, during The 2nd Gypsy Roma Traveller Month, 2009.
In 2001 I made my first trip to Ghana, the vitality and strength of the young people made an immediate impression. This work was exhibited at the Italian Cultural Centre of Brescia.