Photography — 2020
'Make the rich pay for Covid 19,' Roman Road Market, 2020
Spencer Murphy’s photo essay ‘Our Bullet Lives Blossom as They Race towards the Wall’ narrates the experience of the Covid-19 pandemic through portraiture and street photography. Capturing political expressions and signs of the time in the urban landscape, his photographs bring into focus the sharp socio-economic divides in a nation gripped by an invisible threat. Graffitied slogans, padlocked swings, looming tower blocks, deer roaming suburban streets and the prime minister’s pixelated image all contribute to a sense of estrangement, frustration and isolation.
- Category:
- Photography
- Object ID:
- 2021.179/13
- Object name:
- 'Make the rich pay for Covid 19,' Roman Road Market, 2020
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- Artist/Maker:
- Murphy, Spencer
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- Production date:
- 2020
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- 16 x 20 inch (paper), H 366 mm, W 482 mm (image)
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- Record quality:
- 80%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
Murphy, Spencer
- Image credit:
© Spencer Murphy
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- License this image:
To license this image for commercial use, please contact the London Museum Picture Library.