A photographic archive of residents of Stoke, Morice Town and Ford was celebrated at a special event at Blockhouse Park early in October.
Local people who had posed for the Photo Census had a first glimpse at the special newsprint magazine of the portrait project by photographer Josh Greet together with words from community interviewer Haidee Dampney. Meanwhile an exhibition of Josh’s portraits has started using shop windows in Stoke village as gallery space.
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Local residents Josh and Haidee have been working alongside Rachel Dobbs and the Village Hub, in Devonport Road as a part of a larger two year project to uncover and celebrate social and natural heritage in the area thanks to funding from the Heritage Fund.
Josh and Haidee asked people ‘What would you like someone in 100 years time to know about your daily life?’ and got some very philosophical answers! Diane from The Village Hub said:
“People have been so keen to be involved. It’s great to see all these photos coming in and knowing that our local community is being celebrated in this way. Everyone looks great in these shots!”
In the past Josh Greet had photographed football stars like Ian Wright or English Lioness Millie Bright in his work as a professional photographer for brands like Adidas, Arsenal, Sky Sports or H&M, but for Blockhouse Folk he turned his camera to his neighbours here in Stoke.
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Josh teamed up with Haidee Dampney, who works with groups across Plymouth providing wellbeing activities for all, and down-to-earth mindful yoga teaching for adults, young people, children and families to interview participants in the project.
For those who could not make the in street exhibition which ran until October 20 as part of Plymouth Art Weekender, all of the portraits and the stories people wanted to tell can be viewed online below:
