I was shocked by the sheer amount of litter down the canal - not the idilic canal I pictured
I was surprised by how space the river boats were (only saw two before I reached the dock) - is the canal no longer really used?
There was graffiti everywhere - is this because the lack of access to the canal so people don't get caught? Definitely a key visual element
I have lots of photos, which look like the classic idilic watercolours you see of the canal - that is when you crop out all the graffiti and litter
Lots of small areas of natural beauty - where nature is creeping into the cityscape (could I look at this clash?) - also interesting river reflections
Tones of missing person signs which gave me shivers because the canal was quite vast and empty - I felt like they had gone missing on the canal
Interesting man made forms - particularly when you look up at building facades lining canal
I took a walk down the river, which felt very untouched because there was no path. I wondered how long the fabric had been hanging from this tree and who put it there and why? what came before?
I sat and watched the two geese who always sit in the same spot attacking passersby. It was interesting to see different peoples reactions. One guy gave his cigarette as an offering
There were lots of areas which looked as if they had been inhabited by people. They had a strange presence to them
Who hung these photos and why? Is it to remember a girl who has passed?
Abandoned functionless factories line the canal on the outskirts go the city
Met this interesting character (interview 1)
Took a river boat to Leeds Dock (interview 3). Why and how do they run for free?
Is it the arms museum that is keeping Leeds Dock afloat? Loved the weird presence of the creepy masks. Some had very human features
So many abandoned factories and hops in Leeds Dock - smashed windows, litter, why did this happen? Why has no one done anything about it?
You can wonder through the factories. I felt like someone was watching me
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