Looking Down

from Heloise's photo blog

The canvas under our feet is subject of Héloise Acher's expanding photo blog called regard/discard. Her photographs frame street surfaces as constantly evolving piece of accidental art. They portray the street; its harsh textures, cracks and blemishes. The close-ups also show the street as a display for apparently worthless, lost, used-up, discarded objects. Compositions of these elements which could be summarised as mainly junk, allude to countless untold urban stories. 
The scattered, trampled-on, damaged objects and surfaces are in juxtaposition with the careful way they have been photographed, creating an unsettling aesthetic quality. 
Héloise walks and takes pictures on London's and Paris' streets. regard/discard is part of the B-sights project. Visit the blog.

Exhibition at Deli X, Deptford

left to right: Street Marks (b-sights x Heloise Acher, photo collage), The Answer I was looking for #1 (Seagull&Sword x Takooba, giclee print), Tarmac (b-sights x Heloise Acher, photo collage), Blue (b-sights x Heloise Acher, photo collage), NYC Map (Ursula Hitz, screen print), bottom: The Answer I was looking for #2 (giclee print, Seagull&Sword x Takooba)

Deptford High Street, (b-sights x Ursula Hitz, photo collage) 
SOLD at the showdown

Showdown evening 31st May '13, Anne and Russel sitting in front of the entrance before handing out flyers. 

Above are a few photos of our recent show at my local deli; Deli X, Deptford high street. On display (extended until 15th June) are recent photo collages by b-sights.co.uk, Seagull&Sword and some of my typographic map prints. 

Delicious Deptford Market inspired bites were served at the showdown by Sonia and the team at Deli X. It included spring-rolls, mini-toads in the hole, and spicy mini portions of Jamaican ackee and saltfish - which were just as well received by the guests as the art on the walls. Thank you to everyone who has helped making the event happen, to those who helped out on the night and to all the guests for turning up :)

If you haven't got the chance to go and see the show, view our prints and collages at b-sights.co.uk and ursulahitz.com

London B-sights

Unknown site, NW London

Trellic Tower, NW London

Wires on London Underground stations

In the past few months my friend Heloise and me have taken on London sights of lesser interest for photographic exploration. Outcomes are photo collages available as archival C-types in our dedicated shop; b-sights.co.uk. Follow our progress on facebook or pinterest. 

Guerilla knitting - Thames footpath

Some pics of the fascinating guerilla knitting on the Thames footpath between Greenwich and the O2, taken on Sunday morning (27/01/2013). There is some more info about it on thisislocallondon.co.uk.