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Smartphone zombies flow in and out of Tottenham Court Station A cool hipster posing and puffing on a designer scooter All dressed up, waiting for nothing but to be noticed Time and fame are fickle while we are swept away by our destiny Photo Hugh Ardoin The Londoners Gallery
Living statues lined for a Gorgon’s victory parade Their backs turned to avoid the fatal glance Young daughters Keto walking down the street incognito Wrapped in a tattered flag looking for a new Perseus Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2018 Carnival Gallery
In the middle of the old Jamestown,the old colonial Accra A green house stands in the guise of a Seaview Hotel A flaky deco to peddle a club, a bar with rooms and a beer outlet The obituaries posted on the wall in the local manner A reminder of our swift passage in this world […]
The last heavenly glimpse before the fall As the earth breaks open under my feet I can see the light and I can see the bright flames The soft places in hell where you can rest your broken head On smooth and soft pillows not really made of angel’s feathers Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting […]
We all know that walls have ears But apparently they also have lips To deliver kisses and love messages Just one step away from a fatal crush… Photo Hugh Ardoin The Vision Aberrations Gallery
Beauty flows like rivers of fire in Hell Temptation in the shapes of charming succubus Drinking your very blood from the bottle This is the death you have been looking for Your time has come and you will go happy Lana del Rey’s Summertime Sadness on repeat Playing in your head, until you fade away […]
The writing is on the wall But the body was nowhere to be found This is the mystery of the Nanny State Where your sins are lost without a sight Photo Hugh Ardoin The Vision Aberrations Gallery
The rumble of the buses and music rigs The tread and the spinning thread of the dancers Carrying big dreams in their head and flowers in their hair Carnival is here to remember our past and to fuck the future A two day lull in the battle of our life, winners and losers dancing together […]
Every man is king in his own castle Happiness is not an incontrovertible rule We find sunshine in our own sunny spots Ghana was once called the gold coast A name that betrayed the purpose of the colons Before then, it was a powerful empire in its own name Photo Hugh Ardoin Africa by Any […]
Two cosplay policewomen looking for troublemakers Use excessive force to make an arrest handcuffs and bodysearch Will your crime be grave enough to fall in their foul play Sweet surrender but not without a fight, jailbird or jailbait ? Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill 2017 Carnival Gallery