Street Life

Street Life

The street is possibly the most vital site of expression, for many of the varied elements of human existence. It provides a public arena to be seen and heard, for social interaction, and is a place where work, play, protest, celebration and display occur.  While there have been many comprehensive exhibitions of Lee Miller’s photography, there has never been an exhibition that casts a singular focus on her images captured on the streets of the UK, Europe, America and beyond. And although Miller may not fit neatly into any established definition of a street photographer, a huge proportion of her working practice occurred on streets around the world. This exhibition brings a small selection of these ‘street photographs’ together, to place Miller as an observant, visual story teller, whose diverse depictions of twentieth century life, as lived outdoors, brings  the viewer compelling historic glimpses of the rituals of human life being played out on communal thoroughfares.