DYADIC | MAPJD 2016/17 | Projects

Sunday Best

This series explores London’s religious diversity through collating portraits and stories of Londoners in the clothing they wear to worship. And in turn, it highlights the diverse cultural identities that live and interact side by side in this densely populated space, whilst simultaneously providing insight into the lifestyles, values and traditions of Londoners from a broad range of backgrounds.

'Sunday Best' is my portrait of London, the London I know, and a community I am proud to call my home. Amidst a sombre national mood, induced by the divisive rhetoric of recent terror attacks and the EU referendum, it invites the viewer to consider London’s unique identity as a flourishing multicultural city, home to a kaleidoscopic mix of religious identities and a freedom of lifestyles. A city that holds the whole world in its hands, with a spirit that remains resilient in these troubled times; and a city that has adapted itself in order to create an inclusive sense of what it means to be a Londoner. There are very few cities in the world that this can be said of, and by illustrating this, the project aims to counteract the fear brought on by recent events that different religions, races and nationalities can not live together harmoniously; whilst recognising that those who oppose the values that are so clearly integral to our city, are few and far between.

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Sunday Best | Photography by Katie Waggett