Whilst thinking about the concept of the Square Mile series, I came across the artist and photographer Ed Ruscha. He has compiled a number of photographic series, including ‘Parking Lots’, shown below, which is a collection of 37 photographs depicting large scale parking lots from above. Although each parking lot is essentially providing the same…
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Hatfield Aerodrome Heritage Trail
I’ve lived in Hatfield for 6 years. Today I decided to (finally) walk the Aerodrome Heritage trail, to see what remained of the once thriving aircraft businesses and airport that made Hatfield famous back in the 1920’s and 30’s. As a resident it was easy to navigate my way through the 3km walk faster than…
Initial Thoughts
My home town of Hatfield in Hertfordshire is a very mixed town. Previously the home of British Aerospace, aircraft design and manufacturing was the towns main focus, with it being famous for building the De Havilland aircrafts. The University of Hertfordshire soon took over those closed factories and a new campus and student accommodation sprung…
Assignment One : ‘Square Mile’ research
I began my research into the ‘Square Mile’ assignment by looking at a number of different photographers, most of whom had worked within their own localities, and used their surroundings as the basis for their work. One photographer who’s work I really enjoyed was Keith Arnatt. Two of his photographic series stood out to me…
Alana Smith 