In South East London, just up the hill from Camberwell Green is an old pub called ‘The Joiners Arms’. The patrons are a mix of long standing locals, students from Camberwell College of Arts, fans of the live, local music scene and, quite often, relatives of inpatients at Kings College hospital who just want a pint after visiting hours. The Joiners holds dear to the ideal that if you drink there long enough you become part of the family.
This warm welcoming venue was the subject of my MA final show at the London College of Communication, and, along with the accompanying book, was the winner of that year’s ‘Photofusion‘ award.
Gallery images from ‘The Eighth of October’
As the Eurozone crisis deepened, the ‘Joiners’ syndicate took solace in the bitter-sweet knowledge that, while four balls in the ‘EuroMillions’ lottery was enough to get the drinks in, two more balls would have got them a share in the £101,000,000 jackpot.
What would you do if you won the lottery?
1 Joe, “I would buy Millwall football club.”
2 Mick, “Give my daughter a house.”
3 Cath, “Buy some land back home.”
4 Tom, “I wouldn’t tell anyone.”
5 Jill, “Travel, give it away.”
6 Michael, “Build my dream home; stately outside, contemporary inside.”
7 Ray, “Have a day off.”
8 Liz, “Set up a youth theatre and an art school in Camberwell.”
9 Adrian, “Become a butcher in the south of France.”
