West Way


  • Photographer
    David Sopronyi
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Date of Photograph
    2011-12
  • Technical Info
    6x7 medium format film

West Way The A40 in west London is a major traffic artery and its elevated section between East Acton and Edgware Road is known as the “Westway”. In this project I wanted to explore the relationship between the built-up environment, nature and man, as well as the ever-evolving process through which the Westway has become part of normal, everyday life in this neighbourhood. Telling the story of the Westway has allowed me to reflect on the fragility of men in contrast to the greatness of their creations.

Story

West Way
The A40 route in West London is one of the main arteries of the city’s traffic and its 2.5-mile long, elevated section between East Acton and Edgware Road is known as the Westway. The West Way is a search for the so far unarticulated faces of this vicinity, which has yielded a series of images juxtaposing natural and artificial elements ranging from the most familiar to the utterly surprising. By documenting the urban landscape of this area, I have been aiming to explore the relationship between the built-up environment, nature and man; as well as the ever-evolving process through which the Westway has become part of the everyday life - part
of normality - in this neighbourhood. The chronicle of this part of London offers an insight into the ways people in large metropolises create ideas for living, how they put these into practice and finally how they respond to the realisation of the same plans. In essence, telling the story of the Westway has allowed me to reflect on the fragility of men in contrast to the greatness of their creations.

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