Alexander Christie

Photographic Artist whose work is concerned with the disappearing and changing landscapes of London. Investigating the shifting social structure of the city through architecture and urban environments.

Currently studying MA Photography at the Royal College of Art.
Burberry Design Scholarship 2013-2015

www.alexanderchristie.co.uk
alexander.christie@network.rca.ac.uk

Utopia Adjusted

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Six images form the Stonegrove Estate Project have been used in the Young People’s Poverty Manifesto, which launched in the House of Commons on October 15th 2014.

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Image Selected For Night Contact Exhibition twitter.com

One of my images has been selected by Anne Bourgeois Vignon ,Creative Content Director at ‘Nowness’, for the Night Contact open submission exhibition tonight in Brighton.

Battersea/Nine Elms

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'In Lieu'Image created for ‘Views on SE1’ exhibition at the Anise Gallery

The image captures the space’s flux between its future, current and past states. Playing with the way the image is read, the layers interact in a way that questions each ones validity, purpose and possible absurdity. The title is a comment about the history and social exclusivity of the construction taking place. — 'In Lieu'
Image created for ‘Views on SE1’ exhibition at the Anise Gallery

The image captures the space’s flux between its future, current and past states. Playing with the way the image is read, the layers interact in a way that questions each ones validity, purpose and possible absurdity. The title is a comment about the history and social exclusivity of the construction taking place.

CURRENT: Views on SE1: Architectural Photographers Look South 6 June – 15 June | Anise Gallery anisegallery.co.uk

PRIVATE VIEW THURSDAY 12 JUNE 6PM - 9PM CLICK HERE TO SEE ARTIST DETAILS In collaboration with the London Festival of Architecture, Anise Gallery will be

Private View Thursday 12th June
Myself and a number of other photographers images of SE1
The show is part of the London Festival of Architecture
http://www.anisegallery.co.uk/portfolio/views-on-se1/

http://www.londonarchitecturediary.com/

I will be speaking about my photography at this event

Walls covered with images of site hoardings, in empty properties earmarked for demolition under regeneration.

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Images of site hoardings placed in empty properties earmarked for demolition under regeneration.

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‘Giving complete peace of mind’

‘The main function of hoardings is to delineate the area between the construction site and public areas,’

It can also help make the site look less intrusive and more aesthetically pleasing to those living in the vicinity of the site.’

‘conceals construction sites or vacant properties from prying eyes’

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Stonegrove Estate

The Stonegrove estate is a council estate in Edgware, built on the edge of greenbelt land during the 60s and 70s. The estate is made up of medium and low rise blocks containing 603 homes. It is currently being cleared block by block and demolished to make way for new housing.

The current residents are being moved off the estate to make way for ‘ 937 new homes, about a third of which will be for rent, half for sale and the remainder for low-cost home ownership’ (Barnet Council)

One resident told me that the old estate was roughly 80% social rented housing, whereas the new mix will possibly only have about 20%.