henry woide | photographer

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The countryside around London is protected from development but that doesn’t mean it’s left free. Carved up into pockets of private land, it’s tightly controlled and managed, as are the people who visit it. This project conveys the land as an object, a space to be owned and contained within the four walls of the frame, and in doing so attempts to subvert the tradition of land ownership and champion the right to roam. Taken as if by a pastoral flaneur, these images are directed via signs and objects which show the consequences threatened for making a wrong turn. These photographs are like footprints, acting as a memory of the wanderings. words by Diane Smyth - BJP1854 Editor


Published in the Financial Times, C4 Journal and Architects Journal.

Orbit part of the series Road to Nowhere, shows the division of land for a station for the HS2 railway, a fence not made for an animal but man. The fence winding endlessly into the horizon, I walk and orbit the land.
Painshill part of the series Road to Nowhere, conveys land as an object, a space to be owned and contained within the constructed wood walls.
The countryside around London is protected from development, but that doesn't mean it's left free. Carved up into pockets of private land, it's tightly controlled and managed, as are the people who visit it.
The countryside around London is protected from development, but that doesn't mean it's left free. Carved up into pockets of private land, it's tightly controlled and managed, as are the people who visit it.
The countryside around London is protected from development, but that doesn't mean it's left free. Carved up into pockets of private land, it's tightly controlled and managed, as are the people who visit it.
In Greater London's Green Belt, where land is protected, infrastructure still exists. Scaffolding is a precursor to urban growth. It signifies a space to be constructed, owned and contained.
Slade part of the series Road to Nowhere, is a surreal scene in which the tranquillity of the forest is only interrupted by the faint glow of the M25’s sodium lights. Photographed at twilight colours ooze from the horizon and bring the forest to life.
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The countryside around London is protected from development but that doesn’t mean it’s left free. Carved up into pockets of private land, it’s tightly controlled...
Orbit part of the series Road to Nowhere, shows the division of land for a station for the HS2 railway, a fence not made for an animal but man. The fence winding endlessly into the horizon, I walk and orbit the land.
Painshill part of the series Road to Nowhere, conveys land as an object, a space to be owned and contained within the constructed wood walls.
The countryside around London is protected from development, but that doesn't mean it's left free. Carved up into pockets of private land, it's tightly controlled and managed, as are the people who visit it.
The countryside around London is protected from development, but that doesn't mean it's left free. Carved up into pockets of private land, it's tightly controlled and managed, as are the people who visit it.
The countryside around London is protected from development, but that doesn't mean it's left free. Carved up into pockets of private land, it's tightly controlled and managed, as are the people who visit it.
In Greater London's Green Belt, where land is protected, infrastructure still exists. Scaffolding is a precursor to urban growth. It signifies a space to be constructed, owned and contained.
Slade part of the series Road to Nowhere, is a surreal scene in which the tranquillity of the forest is only interrupted by the faint glow of the M25’s sodium lights. Photographed at twilight colours ooze from the horizon and bring the forest to life.
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