Bird Man of Red Road
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 it was proposed that the Red Road Flats were demolished during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, showcasing the regeneration of Glasgow to the world. Though this plan was never realised the flats were earmarked for demolition. The last residents of the Red Road flats were asylum seekers, for whom the Red Road flats had been a haven.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Chris Leslie (born 1974) Scottish
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title:Bird Man of Red Road
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date created:2013; 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 946.4
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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....