Alishia Farnan, a graduate of Glasgow School of Art specialises in photographing (empty) social spaces. Her series Social State documents social clubs in the West of Scotland.
Her collection, What I Think About When I Think About the Sea moves on to seaside cafes and pavilions (found via Iain Sarjeant on Twitter).
I finally made it to End of the Line: Photographs of Glasgow’s Industrial Past, an exhibition of archive photographs of industrial buildings in Glasgow, by John R. Hume, organised by Glasgow City Heritage Trust.
Now Chief Inspector of the Royal Commission on the Ancient Historical Monuments of Scotland, John R. Hume travelled round Glasgow by bike, documenting factories and warehouses all over the city. You might think these things have a fairly limited appeal, but the exhibition space (an imposing former Inland Revenue building in North Frederick Street) was busy for a wet Wednesday, and there was a lively commentary from visitors who could remember the buildings as they were. The exhibition runs to the 5 September (or 7 September according to some info), and photos are also available on Canmore.
Fans of this sort of thing may also enjoy the work of Peter Mitchell, who scoured Leeds for disappearing buildings. His Instagram account is a real treat.
I can’t walk past an old Open (or Closed) sign without taking a photo.
There is something wonderful about Urban Goals. A nationwide survey of goalposts, both planned and handmade, by Liverpool photographer Michael Kirkham.
Also very enjoyable on Twitter @urbangoals.
Joyful photo series of Tokyo’s oldest shop owners, by Lee Chapman in the Guardian.
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