‘Ben’s’, Steward Community Woodland, Devon, June 2004 - DAVID SPERO

Canvas-covered roundwood timber-frame tree house, constructed 2001, dismantled September 2005
PRINTS
Analogue C-type print mounted on museum board
60.2 x 76 cm
Sapele wood frame with UV picture glass
2/30, 3/30 x 2 APs
£960 Unframed

London based David Spero has been documenting alternative communities since 2004 in his ‘Settlements’ series. Focusing on four groups located in Somerset, Devon and Wales, the series follows individuals who have chosen to live ‘off-grid’, building low-impact, land-based lifestyles rooted in ecological sustainability. Their goal is to create habitats, economies and ways of living that minimise environmental impact.
Spero’s work has been collected internationally by major public institutions such as the VICTORIA and ALBERT MUSEUM, NATIONAL MEDIA MUSEUM, CITIBANK COLLECTION, London, The BRITISH COUNCIL and MACRO, Rome.