After seeing this exhibition by David Spero in the
Photographer's Gallery in 2006 I decided to move to the West Country.
"'Settlements' is an on going photographic record of
self-built homes and structures in a number of low-impact land-based
communities in Britain that wish to explore ways of living on the land in an
ecologically sustainable way. Their aim is to be at least partially
self-sufficient. They use renewable energy sources, grow food, and recycle and
locally source building materials. These photographs chart the evolution of
these communities through their homes, communal spaces and infrastructure.
Planning conflicts surrounding these structures raise
questions about planning values and judgments, the privileged gaze, aesthetic
elitism and who is allowed access to live and work on the land. The communities have been slowly challenging
and shaping changes in judgments on planning laws and its application at a
local level."
Awesome - these are part of the Low Impact Development (LID) Movement (see e.g. http://lowimpactdevelopment.wordpress.com/)
ReplyDeleteDavid is currently writing a book with the best of his pics!