Robin Hood Gardens Portraits
Over the last two years, local resident and photographer Kois Miah visited families in the soon-to-be-demolished Robin Hood Gardens and took these portraits, capturing the dignity of their existence in an estate condemned by many as a brutalist eyesore. “Whatever they think, there’s a huge sense of community here,” Kois admitted to me.
An exhibition of Kois Miah’s pictures entitled LIVED BRUTALISM: PORTRAITS AT ROBIN HOOD GARDENS opens next Tuesday 3rd October and runs until 21st October at St Matthias Community Centre (Old Church), Poplar High St, E14 0AE.
Moyna Miah and his grandchildren, 9th April 2015
Del and Gaby, 13th September 2014
Samir Uddin and his children, 13th September 2015
Evening Rain, West Building, 1st September 2015
Taurus Miah, 9th April 2015
East Building, 24th June 2015
Summer fun day, 19th August 2014
Pat, 13th September 2015
Adrienne Sargent, 15th August 2016
Poplar High St, 31st March 2015
Jim, Caretaker, 23rd July 2014
West face of east building, 28th May 2016
Joanne, 28th May 2016
Mr & Mrs Hoque, 13th September 2015
On the balcony of the east building, 15th November 2015
Photographs copyright © Kois Miah
LIVED BRUTALISM: PORTRAITS AT ROBIN HOOD GARDENS, 3rd- 21st October, St Matthias Community Centre (Old Church), Poplar High St, E14 0AE
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Poignant photos of ordinary families living in their homes. Viewing them with the knowledge they will be destroyed at the altar of mammon & not for the common good – they are homes not slums & this is a community, despite all the spin the promoters put on the new development.
An inspiring look at the decent and ordinary lives of people who have a pride in their homes and neighbourhood.
These buildings are no more brutalist than the towers that will replace them. The people living in these flats have made lovely homes that anyone would be proud of. They love their homes and their neighbourhood. All destroyed because others can make money.
A great study by Kois Miah. Thanks for showing these photographs of yet another place in the East End about to be destroyed.
Excellent portraiture!
I hope for good things for all the community at Robin Hood gardens as they move on.