Another Space: Political Squatting in Brighton 1994-Present

1995

Justice? went on to squat an empty clothing store on Western Road. The building was used as a social centre and space to share literature about the Criminal Justice Bill and squatting. Calling the building the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ideal Squat Exhibitionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, the group aimed to draw attention to the high level of homelessness that existed in Brighton in spite of the large number of empty houses around the town. The building is currently used as a branch of Coffee Republic.

Another Space: Political Squatting in Brighton 1994-Present

Published on Oct 10, 2012

Kevin Beck

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Part of the Brighton Photo Biennial 2012 (BPB12). This exhibition focuses on Brighton’s squat culture from the early 1990s to the present, forging strong connections between the politics of space and the history of the locale. BPB12 curators have drawn together a body of photographs showing political squats – empty buildings occupied to make political points – taken by Brighton’s squatters during the past twenty-five years. The photographs suggest different ways of thinking about space to those which generally dominate capitalist culture. The images will be widely distributed throughout the festival in a free publication and displayed in the same locations they were originally made, throwing the changing face of the city into relief.

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