So this was actually my attempt for the recent collab -stranger in a strange land - I only got the film back today. Instead of wasting my efforts its here in a small essay... a document of my walk to work through the centre of Birmingham - taken over 10 days (just to clarify -the walk only takes about 10 minutes as the crow flies...not 10 days)
Mid Feb, 6.15am in Birmingham is not the warmest place to stand around for 25 minutes - still I like it because only an hour or so later and it starts to fill up with people, cars, vans
back of new street by
This-is-rice, on Flickr
Since they built the Mailbox, this previously undesirable underpass now how has coloured lights and attracts a better class of glue sniffer.
underpass2 by
This-is-rice, on Flickr
Victoria square houses one of Birminghams best buildings.. The Central Library. Its been called all sorts of things from a monstrosity to a horrible concrete box - I'm a big fan though, it has character and its different from the bland modern buildings that have followed it.
victoria square by
This-is-rice, on Flickr
Like an Architectural slap in the face - next up is the new Library - considering there is nothing wrong with the old one and given the state of the economy I thought £188mm was a bit toppy for a second library only 30 seconds walk from the existing one but what do I know.. I'm only a rational human being working far too many hours to pump my tax dollars into a second library.
The new library by
This-is-rice, on Flickr
Finally all good things must come to an end... I arrive at work just in time to clock in at 7am for a another fun filled 12 hour day mindlessly twatting my life up the wall. On the plus side they do have a nice atrium.
office 2 by
This-is-rice, on Flickr
