London: An afternoon in December at Tate Modern //
On the approach to the GalleryThe Visitor. The Turbine Hall of this reborn, industrial giant provides the photographer with a gift in the contrast of stark, white light and patches of inky darkness, and the chance to find the life that lurks within the shadows created.Alone at the side of the exhibit, 'Brain Forest Quipu', by Cecilia VicunaTateAn orange jacketVisitor 2Conversation amidst the spiderworksWalking beneath a figure in shadowA bright red jacketTowards the white light of the entranceDescending the steps to the floor of the Turbine HallVisitor 3Hard,white light and the 27 metre long 'spiderworks' enhance the Turbine HallVisitor 4Walking through the spiderworksLooking upwards in blue lightOf all the art galleries in all the world, does any compare with the space in the Turbine HallThe view from the 2nd floor
Simon Allen is a street photographer, having traveled to New York, Rome, London, Manchester, Bologna, Naples and Melbourne, amongst many other major world cities, representing the real wonder of the urban environment through his photography.
