Unseen City: Photos by Martin Parr
Lovely exhibition
at the Guildhall Art Gallery of photographs taken by Martin Parr, who has been
photographer for the City of London since 2013.
I loved the mix
of the formal and informal in this show both in the style of the pictures and
of the subject matter. The pictures were shown in big clear poster style
images.
There were some
great pictures of the crowds waiting for events including a wonderful one of
the back of the Queen with the car waiting for her in front of her and then the
crowd beyond. I also loved the
juxtaposition of old and new old such as a picture of the mayor and musketeers
walking past a Pret a Manager! There was a lovely sense of fun too in pictures
such as one of members of the Mercers’ Company changing into their robes in a
back street.
My favourite
image though was the one shown here of a pair of Household Cavalry Boots minus
their owner. I did a double take on first seeing it to wonder where the rest of
the person had gone.
Closed on 31
July2016.
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Guardian
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