All of these alterations to the docklands took time and had a mojor unsetteling effect on the residents who did not fully understand what was happening to their community, homes or themselves.
in 1980 a group of reps from the tenants groups approached the artists peter dunn and lorraine leeson to ask if they would help bring awareness to the lack of involvement in the changes that were about to occur to the vast amount of people involved ,
peter and lorraine allready having some experience in this area agreed and the docklands poster project was born , (1981)
During its time they created 6 photomural sites in docklands,showing a series of images called (the changing picture of docklands )to put these posters in the places that would bring the most attention over a period of time they used advertising boards , to adress the lack of info situation a series called the (first sequence was created asking the question WHAT IS GOING ON BEHIND OURE BACKS AND FROM HERE THE TOOK WHAT THEY SAW AS WHAT WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES TO THE RESIDENTS AND TRIED TO ANSWER THEM ,
they also placed alot of attention on the subject of housing , and here they created a series called (the housihg sequence
http://www.cspace.org.uk/cspace/archive/docklands/dock_arch.htm
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