Francesca E. Harris

 

Info

Links

 

01_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg
02_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg
03_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg
04_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg
05_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg
06_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg
08_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg
09_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg
10_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg
11_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg
12_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg
13_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg
14_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg
15_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg
16_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg
17_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg
 
 
01_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg 02_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg 03_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg 04_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg 05_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg 06_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg 08_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg 09_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg 10_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg 11_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg 12_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg 13_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg 14_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg 15_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg 16_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg 17_Francesca_E_Harris_Bracknell.jpg
 
 
The series is a visual exploration of Bracknell town.

Bracknell was designated as a new town in 1949. Much of the town centre and surrounding area was built up in the 1960's, leading to a dominating mass of grey concrete. Pedestrianisation and segregation of the residential and industrial were key ideas in Bracknell's planning, which has had a peculiar effect on the architectural feel of the place and the social issues Bracknell suffers from.

I lived in Bracknell for some time early in my life, and previously I remembered it as an ugly and soulless place. Through documenting it photographically I was able to reveal to myself the aesthetic interest and irregular beauty that lies in this spectre like English town.