Camden Town/ Wood Green
In this research I find so many connection from all different concepts, they are totally different but got the same meaning inside which is human, identities, looks and things that will help you to change your identity.
I was going around Camden town and wood green to take some photos relating to my subculture, I have find quite interesting object that connects to my theme and giving out interesting messages, on the first image as you can see there is three different character from celebrities, each t-shirts has different person but mainly half naked, i didn’t know what was the exact message but I really like the idea. Specially the Lil- Wayne one eyes mouth are closed and two fingers pointed on his forehead like holding a gun. All I understand from this image are 3 monkey “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil it might be not the right meaning but looks similar.
While I was looking through shops and bars I couldn’t really found what I was looking for and wasn’t sure where to start from but when I went out to start my journey I decided to look for the object that will help you to change your identity, things like make up, wigs, hats and clothing. I was thinking about plastic surgeons or things like that but I was not sure, so I though I should look at something that could be changed quickly and not permanent therefore my interests was on something that keep changing.
On my journey the most favourite one I liked was the old time photo studio, I was in Camden town and passing through the crowd and saw this open door where people in different costumes and a man where positioning them to take photo's. I was trying to capture some photos but a man jumped out and warned me to not take any photos and given me a leaflet to go in, I have not but I watch it from outside. The costumes where looking so real also doing they was a makeup artist which does the makeup’s and getting people ready, it looked exact from the same olden era's.
As far as I know, there are four concepts and they are Tudor, Victorian, Gangster and Wild West. The studio where decorated really well each corner off the studio relates to the concept, lot of objects going was used with county flags.
My second favourite one was in Camden town again it was a massive retail shop, there was led material tops, underwear’s and clothing the shop was quite dark and there was high volume of disco music’s with man and woman dancers, was interesting!! The most eye catchy bit was metallic display models, again the images was not aloud but could able to capture some, the first one was covered with all sort of clothing with lightening glasses, umbrellas and rainbow top. There was also lighted woman and man sculptures in metal but they remind me of characters in avatar movie. The reason I have the image of sculpture because there look like a human body but cant recognised the identity but visually really effective and I felt like I was in exhibition rather than a retail shop.
In Wood Green, I mostly looked at accessories and clothing, little market malls and captured anything that was relative. Wood Green is a small place so they were not much interesting areas or shop like in Camden town although I get to find some images. I also did not have much time to look through other places but had fun during my research, specially trying to take pictures and getting court all the time. There are people who were questioning me, why I wanted to take photos.
This image from camden town in market hall.
These images from Camden my second favourite one, is was really crowded in there and really interesting atmosphere, the sales assistance where punk which was different to usual retailers. I chosen this image because really like the colourful make up on the stands long eye lashes.
Really interesting!!
The old Time Studio- one of my favourites, I enjoyed watching it, which I wanted to go in but didn’t want to spent much time in there other wise I wouldn’t be able to do my research. Maybe for another time!!
This image from Wood Green in Pak's, there where so many wigs different styles of hairs and extension but the most one I liked was the colourful one, it caught my eye and took some picture of wigs. I believe that wigs or hair does make a lot of change on a person even it effect a person character and personality! Especially women’s prefers to go hairdressers when they in stress and I do it too!
From camden town
