Crossings (I) History Note

Crossings (I) History Note

Anthony Lam

3:40 mins (PAUSE TO EXIT) Located in the park, in an open space, the work reflects on listening to the confinement of others. Crossings (II) is located in the other park along the seafront and Crossings (III) is at the Arsenal Gates.

The views are mine alone. They describe a place that has undergone a massive and dramatic transformation over the past three decades. Material, economic, environmental, class, diversity, cultural... reflective of the transitional shift(s) in society during the postwar period. As the new towers materialized, replacing the old wharfs, dockyards and histories, these narrative first person pieces reflect on the new realities for some that can be found within the margins of place. These constructed (reality) fictions have been driven by a need to comment on the dramatic changes driven by new economics, capital and the entitlement of wealth creation and attainment, and look to the past for insights into the present. It is a recovering process. How does one begin to understand with clarity and focus the bigger forces at play, given such intensity of development and renewal? What ultimately is the impact on people?

Anthony Lam is a photographer and university senior lecturer who is engaged with interrogating, exploring and expanding his relationship to photography and society. Lam’s diverse practice is located within conceptual, representational and social concerns, addressing issues of identity, culture and place from a personal and social political viewpoint.

Voice: Anthony Lam

Anthony Lam is a photographer and university senior lecturer who is engaged with interrogating, exploring and expanding his relationship to photography and society. Lam’s diverse practice is located within conceptual, representational and social concerns, addressing issues of identity, culture and place from a personal and social political viewpoint.

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