Urban Growth
Just one of the plastic branches
Inspired by the number of cable-ties left strapped to lampposts I set out to take an active role in urban regeneration, to bring back a literal sense of renewal to areas hit by the deadening effects of uniform construction. After many expeditions to the local B&Q I managed to find a weather-proof material strong enough to support my idea of a cable-tie/branch hybrid – brick insulation.
Eager to test my branches I set out for Westminster’s black lampposts only to be chased, quizzed and shouted at – eventually I managed to get them up in a quiet spot in Camden.
The final tree in all its glory, now long gone - I checked.
A surreptitious shot of me, in days of shaggier hair, attempting to install a tree
An un-formed branch
A detail of the branches