These images form part of an ongoing project which takes a look, from a social documentary/fine art viewpoint, of how and where the retired end up living.
My parents moved into their sheltered accommodation a few years ago. They were forced to leave their much-loved bungalow due to the increasing stress and torment caused to them by the local residents. They’re now much happier to be a part of a security-controlled, intercommed world. They feel safe and secure there. Some may find it’s austere bricked hallways prison-like, but not them.
My aunt’s husband passed away in January last year, after 44 years of marriage. The emotional impact has been life-changing. She now lives alone in her sheltered accommodation flat. She’s also safe and secure, but lonely too.
Far from being stereotypical stagnant pensioners, they’re active, surprisingly energetic people with social networks and busy family lives.
I aim to convey a compassionate, humanistic atmosphere within my images, whilst dodging the pitfalls of sentimentality and cliché. My work also attempts to transform usually mundane objects beyond their physical presence. I want to leave clues to peoples’ lives within my images, and give the viewer a glimpse into another world.
My parents moved into their sheltered accommodation a few years ago. They were forced to leave their much-loved bungalow due to the increasing stress and torment caused to them by the local residents. They’re now much happier to be a part of a security-controlled, intercommed world. They feel safe and secure there. Some may find it’s austere bricked hallways prison-like, but not them.
My aunt’s husband passed away in January last year, after 44 years of marriage. The emotional impact has been life-changing. She now lives alone in her sheltered accommodation flat. She’s also safe and secure, but lonely too.
Far from being stereotypical stagnant pensioners, they’re active, surprisingly energetic people with social networks and busy family lives.
I aim to convey a compassionate, humanistic atmosphere within my images, whilst dodging the pitfalls of sentimentality and cliché. My work also attempts to transform usually mundane objects beyond their physical presence. I want to leave clues to peoples’ lives within my images, and give the viewer a glimpse into another world.
