Chris Leslie
Staircase in the Red Road Flats, Glasgow
About this artwork
Chris Leslie began photographing his home city of Glasgow during an MA in Documentary Photography at the London College of Communication. His ongoing project Disappearing Glasgow documents the stories of the people on the frontline of the city’s extensive demolition and regeneration programme. Following years of decline the Red Road Flats were stripped of their internal fittings ahead of their eventual demolition.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Chris Leslie (born 1974) Scottish
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title:Staircase in the Red Road Flats, Glasgow
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date created:Image made 2011; printed 2019
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materials:Chromogenic print
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measurements:70.00 x 50.00 cm
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credit line:Purchased from the photographer 2019
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accession number:PGP 946.3
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Chris Leslie
Chris Leslie
BAFTA Scotland award winning photographer and filmmaker Chris Leslie began taking photographs while volunteering in the Former Yugoslavia. In 2000 he started working for an international charity, documenting issues such as the HIV/AIDS crisis in Sub Saharan Africa through photography and film....
