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 |
Canning Dock |
Catherine Street |
Chester Street |
Dexter Street |
Dickens Street |
Falkner Street |
From St James Church |
Hill Street |
Huskisson Street |
Kelvin Grove |
North Hill Street |
Park Road |
Park Road |
Parliament Street |
Princes Avenue |
Ritson Street |
St James Mount |
Upper Duke Street |
Tiber Street |
Parliament Street |
Upper
Stanhope Street |
Windsor
Street |
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peter hagerty (1982)