a visit to bangla town- artist book

This book documents a visit to Brick Lane in East London. Being the home to Bangladeshi immigrants, it is also known as Bangla Town.

What strikes me about this place is its diversity. A big Bangladeshi community mixed with an equally big artistic community. Walking up and down Brick Lane you will find Indian restaurants to trendy shops, arty cafes and clubs, Bollywood posters next to graffitti. This variety makes a visit to Brick Lane a very rich and dynamic experience (for all your senses).

My intention when I started this project was to capture Bangla Town's diversity and to create a visual narrative of the real place but at the same time add another layer to it. Opening the possibility of it becoming somewhere else. The images form a sequence by being linked to one another. Each one incorporates an element of the one before. All the images in the book were originated from my photographs and drawings taken in location.

media: Photography, drawing and digital manipulation. Images printed in coated white matt inkjet paper, 120gsm. Perfect bound soft cover and jacket.

dimensions: 30 X 30 cm, 30 pages

date: 2004