Self-published Showcase: M25 B 93.2 [mad bridge] by Phil Coy

M25 B 93.2 [mad bridge]–contains a series of photographs taken by Phil Coy in July 2019. They document land ownership parcel: 11648.

The plot consists of a largely wild habitat, home to homeless shelters, and discarded rubbish covering the now disused ‘Mad Bridge’ which crosses the Wraysbury River and once lead to Poyle but is now abruptly cut off by the M25. The area is also adjacent to the south of the access road connecting the M25 with Terminal 5 and land designated for Heathrow’s proposed third runway.

The M25 is one of Europe’s busiest motorways, and Heathrow ranks as the second busiest airport in the world for international passenger traf c. In 2018 the average flow of trafic at driver location point M25 B 93.2 was 219,492 vehicles per day, and a record 80.1 million passengers passed through Heathrow.

Artist

Phil Coy

Phil Coy is a London based artist and filmmaker, who works across a range of media, collaging concepts rooted in the radical art and literature of the 20th century, with languages and architectures of contemporary global commerce. Forthcoming and recent exhibitions include: Matt's Gallery (2021); Estuary (2021); South London Gallery (2018); York Museum and Art Gallery (2018); Annely Juda Fine Art (2018); FACT, Liverpool (2017); Whitechapel Gallery, London (2017); Feren's Art Gallery and Hull Maritime Museum (2017); Wilkinson Gallery, London (2016). https://youarehere.work

Details

Typeset in Albertus, font designed by Berthold Wolpe, circa 1932.
300 copies with 100 signed and numbered.
Printed on 140gsm uncoated Splendorgel, cover 380 micron Vanguard ‘Lilac’.
21cm x 17cm
48 pages
146g
Softback
ISBN 978-1-9161448-3-5
Publication £7
Postage and packing £1.80

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