A period of twelve months has come to its end. The Allotment has been a wonderful space to explore through the four seasons, but I knew the visit in September would be the last, not only because the year had come to an end, but also because it felt like the end of the project that I had given myself.
My intention when I began to document the Allotment, was to explore the many aspects of the space from the vegetation to the use of re-cycle household wares used by the Allotment holders. However, as time passed, I realised that this journey photographically documenting the Allotment, was to honour the memory of my Dad. My personal memories of the time I "helped" my Dad in the garden at home in Wales, were happy memories. The Allotment reminded me of him and the times we had shared together.
I have thoroughly enjoyed visiting the Allotment to see the changes taking place over the year, walking there each month and relishing in the wonder of nature, and the hard work put in by the people there. I didn't see much evidence of physical presence when I was there, but a variety of tasks, movement and growth had occurred in my absence, indicating that indeed much activity had taken place.
So now the actual physical act of photography has come to an end and I have hundreds of images to look at and sort out. I have tried to capture the same views at different times of the year, and I'm hoping to find images that will compare and contrast the differences of the four seasons.
I need to mind map other ideas of how to create a series of images that I may be able to exhibit. There is a Gallery at the Barbican that we have been emailed about through the College; when I have chosen the images then I will visit the Gallery and speak to Rachel Edwardes who runs it.
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