Since September I have been exploring Bexhill on Sea through the eyes of others who live there. Last week a new exhibition was installed at Bexhill train station. Following the first display of images from Bexhill, Canada and Bexhill, Australia, I’m exhibiting photographs of some of the wonderful people I’ve been meeting and talking to about what connects them with Bexhill, East Sussex. Many thanks to Community Rail Partnership and Dave and Ron as well as Arts Council England for continuing support.

A sneaky peek behind the scenes from last week’s install…
  
   

Two years ago I left Bexhill by train for a journey linking places called Bexhill. This week I returned to the Railway Station with a little bit of Bexhill, New South Wales and Bexhill, Saskatchewan. They are now installed along the walkways to either platform. Australia to the North and Canada to the South. Photographs will be up until the end of the year.

With thanks to Kevin Barry (Community Rail Partnership) and the fabulous team that is Dave, Jason and Ron for installing it all for me.

Two years ago I left Bexhill by train for a journey linking places called Bexhill. This week I returned to the Railway Station with a little bit of Bexhill, New South Wales and Bexhill, Saskatchewan. They are now installed along the walkways to either platform. Australia to the North and Canada to the South. Photographs will be up until the end of the year.

With thanks to Kevin Barry (Community Rail Partnership) and the fabulous team that is Dave, Jason and Ron for installing it all for me.

Last week brought the start to the third part of this journey, revisiting Bexhill, UK. I want to be able to see this familiar town with new eyes, to notice the familiar in unfamiliar ways. This part of the project started with a week at the studio of the De La Warr Pavilion.

I invited people in to share their own stories, memories and connections with Bexhill, as well as beginnging to explore what makes place and what connects us to where we live. Part of my day would be spent revisiting the research collected in Bexhill, Australia and Canada, and part in conversations with visitors, who tended to stay a while, chewing over what it is about Bexhill that makes it Bexhill, regailing their own stories of the town, weddings, births, schools, families, friends, work and play. It has been a priviladge to be party to many of these dialogues. 

Two ladies exchanging contact details, discovering they’d been to the same school in Bexhill.