THE BRUTAL TRUTH

Demolition, displacement and gentrification has become a reality for the residents of London’s brutal estates. Utopian estates, formerly branded as modern ways of community living by the architects of these towering masterpieces, now falling to the ground to make way for the new vision, the privatised homes. The residents forced to leave their homes, forced to leave their neighbours and friends to start again somewhere new. ‘The Brutal Truth’ casts light onto this ongoing issue and explores the inevitable fate of London's brutalist estates. The publication explores the political stance of the demolition and gentrification in a poetic manner, considering why large scale displacement is taking place, through the use of poetry to convey the underlying messages. The publication looks upon these issues from different perspectives, including poetry, 3D sculpture, collage and photography. ‘The Brutal Truth’ really considers the ‘left behind’ and the ghostly absence of the human in a place once called home.