I popped into the Geffrye Museum this weekend, as you do. There's a special exhibition on at the moment, which had me transfixed. Mark Cowper has photographed the inhabitants of his tower block from the about the same spot in each flat, which are all about the same size & layout. Mark surprised the tenants too, so there was no cleaning of the house before he knocked on their doors. But each flat is so very different and I sat for a long time watching the slide show of rooms go past. Each go round the building watching for different details: what they put on their walls, how much clutter they have, looking for the focus of a room, the layout, the lights, what's on the telly. I was there a while.
Yes, you could breeze in and look at the room full of photographs very quickly. But if you're interested in how people live, which I am a total sucker for, then you'll really love this chance to explore other people's lives.
There is only one more week left, until the 31st of August. Get there while you can.
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