The skyline of Glasgow has been radically transformed as high rise tower blocks have been blown down and bulldozed. 30% of the city’s high rise flats have disappeared since 2006, communities dispersed across the city and Dalmarnock have ‘been raised from the ashes’ via the Commonwealth Games. Does this Disappearing Glasgow herald a renaissance in the city? Photographer and filmmaker Chris Leslie is widely acknowledged as the most consistent chronicler of the city’s recent history. This exhibition (extended due to popular demand) documents an era of spectacular change in Glasgow through photography and film.
19 January - 26 February, 2017, Gallery 2, The Lighthouse, Mitchell Lane, Glasgow.
The themes of the Disappearing Glasgow exhibition echo some of the issues raised in the popular Nobody's Home exhibition on show at The Lighthouse in 2016 - here is a short blog reflecting on the two exhibitions.
Image: Chris Leslie.