Thirty Six Views of Mount James (1982)

The diocese of St James, Liverpool; affectionately known by it's inhabitants as the postal district "Liverpool Eight", is dominated by the Cathedral on the mount of St James. Liverpool 8, now better known as Toxteth, an ancient name resurrected in the nineteen eighties by journalists in need of a more descriptive title for this riotous locale. Architecturally rich, ethnically diverse and the heart of Liverpool culture, it was a place apart.

My Thirty Six Views takes its title from the work of the Japanese woodblock artist Hokusai who along with others (Hiroshige et al) built upon a historical tradition of such views; notably of Mount Fuji. My use of this device was partly instrumental, the dominance of the cathedral in the local landscape, but also my perception of the similarities between the nineteenth century Japanese woodblock print and the photograph; in their respective descriptive, ephemeral and cultural values. (1982)

23 scenes from Thirty Six Views of Mount James

Ashwell Street, Liverpool  CLICK to Enlarge
Canning Dock, Liverpool CLICK to Enlarge
Catherine Street, Liverpool  CLICK to Enlarge

Ashwell Street

Canning Dock

Catherine Street

     
Chester Street, LiverpoolCLICK to Enlarge
Dexter Street, Liverpool CLICK to Enlarge
Dickens Street, LiverpoolCLICK to Enlarge
     

Chester Street

Dexter Street

Dickens Street

     
Falkner Street, Liverpool CLICK to Enlarge
From St James Church, Liverpool CLICK to Enlarge
Hill Street, Liverpool CLICK to Enlarge
     

Falkner Street

From St James Church

Hill Street

     
Huskisson Street, Liverpool CLICK to Enlarge
Kelvin Grove, Liverpool CLICK to Enlarge
North Hill Street, Liverpool CLICK to Enlarge

Huskisson Street

Kelvin Grove

North Hill Street

     
Park Road, Liverpool CLICK to Enlarge
Park Road, Liverpool CLICK to Enlarge
Parliament Street, Liverpool CLICK to Enlarge

Park Road

Park Road

Parliament Street

     
Princes Avenue, Liverpool CLICK to Enlarge
Ritson Street, Liverpool CLICK to Enlarge
Ritson Street, Liverpool CLICK to Enlarge

Princes Avenue

Ritson Street

St James Mount

     
Upper Duke Street, Liverpool CLICK to Enlarge
Tiber Street, Liverpool CLICK to Enlarge
Parliament Street, Liverpool CLICK to Enlarge

Upper Duke Street

Tiber Street

Parliament Street

     
Upper Stanhope Street, Liverpool CLICK to Enlarge
 
Windsor Street, Liverpool CLICK to Enlarge
Upper Stanhope Street
Windsor Street
     

peter hagerty (1982)