In his latest exhibition Martin Parr makes a stand against congestion by taking the prosaic empty parking space as his muse. But don’t let that put you off. Using a trusty compact camera he searched high and low for five years, covering 41 countries in all, to find spaces that not only looked the part but had a story worth telling. The roadside spots from places as far flung as China and Chile make up the second half of his new exhibition A8 + Parking Spaces at Rocket gallery in the heart of London’s east end.
For A8, the architect John McAslan commissioned Parr to examine the outskirts of Glasgow and the Clyde estuary - McAslan’s stomping ground as a youngster. The photographer jumped at the chance to capture the quaint landscape in all its rawness. “This is an area I am fascinated by. One of the last dock side locations that has not yet been prettyfied, which I am sure in due course will happen”, he says.
A limited edition book to accompany Parking Spaces will launch in the gallery on 31 May. The 88-pager is available exclusively at Rocket gallery for £65, sumptuously packaged in white suedette.
INFORMATION
- Event dates
- 3 May 2007 to 9 June 2007
- Website
- http://www.rocketgallery.com
- Telephone
- 44.20 7729 7594
- Address
- Rocket Gallery
Tea Building
56 Shoreditch High Street
London E1 6JJ
