005 For Tomorrow

Named after of one my favourite Blur songs.  I have been photographing the steadily decrepit West Pier on Brighton as long as I can remember and have been determined to use one of the pics in an artwork for a long time.  This image from 2025 shows the Pier literally on its last legs.

The planes overhead were taken from a poster at Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker in Cheshire with the placement giving the impression the bombs have dropped - destroying the pier. 

The shark bomber plane was taken from a bar in San Francisco adding a bit of comical menace to the scene. For me this image has both a sense of melancholy and hope much like the song that inspired it. 

Made using original photography giclée printed on to Hahnemuhle Daguerre poly-cotton canvas and Awagami Unryu Thin paper assembled on a mounted wooden panel with layers of acrylic paint, spray paint, graph paper, Linen Ribbon and screen printing.

Limited edition giclée fine art print (edition of 9) on 308gsm Hahnemuhle Photo Rag paper.

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Original: 43cm x 53cm with dark veneer wood frame £699 

Ltd Edition prints (9).  40cm x 50cm inc white border £149