Authentic Oxford?
This week’s readings/ discussions about the making of authentic places made me think of Arturo Soto’s recent photo book about Oxford entitled ‘A Certain Logic of Expectations’ (2021) in which he offers an interesting perspective on Oxford as a city full of paradoxes.
https://www.eriskayconnection.com/home/103-a-certain-logic-of-expectations.html
‘A Certain Logic of Expectations proposes a counter-narrative of the British city of Oxford that resists the visual imperatives of its ancient university. For the past five years, Mexican photographer Arturo Soto explored the longstanding division between town and gown through a careful selection of spaces and objects. His visual narrative is loosely structured around the following thematic strands: notions of home and homelessness, the looming presence of Brexit, the conflicted local economy, and the diversity of the city’s neighborhoods.’
