Life Under Lockdown: On Mehetabel Road and Isabella Road in Hackney 2020 - Gallery

Writer and photographer, Eithne Nightingale, and her neighbours discuss Life Under Lockdown: On Mehetabel Road and Isabella Road in Hackney 2020 with Hackney resident and professor of historical geography at Queen Mary University of London, Alastair Owens. The book features photos taken by Eithne of her neighbours on their doorsteps holding objects that sustained them through lockdown. Enjoy portraits of a group of Australian paramedics living together; older people living alone and shielding; home-schooling including by a family living under threat of demolition on Marian Court; the growth of Hackney Bread Kitchen in a neighbour's shed. Join in discussions on the long-term impact of COVID-19 on our relationship to home – on children’s education, patterns of work, relationships within and beyond the household, and neighbourliness. A collaborative venture with neighbours providing artwork (Jenny Blanchard and Bluebelle), text, editing and design (Claudia Costa-Rowse).