Thatcher's Children was born out of a series first made in 1992 focusing on two parents and six
children living in a hostel for homeless families in Blackpool, England. The project was made
in response to a speech by Peter Lilley, then Secretary of State for Social Security, in which
he announced his determination to 'close down the something-for-nothing society.' French
newspaper Liberation dispatched a journalist to northern England to find out what this society
looked like, and Easton was commissioned to take the accompanying photographs. His resulting
monochrome images of the overcrowded two-bedroom council flat in Blackpool sparked a
reaction by both the public and the press. His images attached human faces and nuanced realities
to a group of people casually maligned by politicians and media as an 'underclass of scroungers.'
Sprache
Verlagsort
Illustrationen
11 duotone & 52 colour images
Maße
Höhe: 271 mm
Breite: 215 mm
Dicke: 19 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-910401-84-2 (9781910401842)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Craig Easton's work is deeply rooted in the documentary tradition. He shoots long-term
documentary projects exploring issues around social policy, identity and a sense of place. He often
working collaboratively with others to incorporate words, pictures and audio in a research-based
practice that weaves a narrative between contemporary experience and history.
