‘Language in public space is not just a means of communication, but also a symbol reflecting cultural affiliation, power and identity. The linguistic landscape, which is a set of written signs in the public environment – signs, announcements, graffiti, pointers – becomes a mirror of the social structure and cultural identity of a particular region.‘
https://www.xlinguae.eu/files/XLinguae2_2025_17.pdf
This quotation describes how my interpretation of Lawrence Hill roundabout and its underpass. It is not just a roundabout and underpass but can be systemically regarded as a self-contained world created and sustained by its local communities . It is a dynamic space which changes frequently.
This photographic project seeks to interrogate this landscape including making a connection between it and the people who use it daily. The images and documents I create will contribute to the Innovate module of the BA Hons photography Degree I am undertaking at Falmouth University.
The first part of this has been to visually explore the identity of the roundabout’s underpasses and its central space and collating images in a book-form PDF below.
Graffiti has conventionally been regarded as ‘transgressive’ and I decide to call the PDF ‘Transgressive’.
The quotations inside provide a broad view as to my own values with regard to my interest in photography and how I seek to practice as a photographer.
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