Richard Nicholson
May 23, 2011
We are really liking this project by Richard Nicholson.
Here is Richard’s text about the project;
Ali Barber
Portraits from Ali’s Barber Shop, 258 Bethnal Green Road, London.
Ali’s barber shop is the most popular asian barber shop in London’s East End, with queues often running out onto the street. Ali, Mohsin, Vicky and Shehz, the four Pakistani barbers, work late into the night fashioning mohicans, shape-ups, and v-cuts for their predominantly Bengali clientele. In spring 2010 I set up a pop-up studio in the basement of Ali’s shop and spent 6 weeks documenting a cross-section of his customers.
This project was recently exhibited as a slideshow and book at Four Corners Gallery, 121 Roman Road, London.
Very simple and effective images but also a nicely considered project, follow the link to see more.
Kev
