Job: 'I am London' exhibition - Professor Lord Robert Winston

Date:: 20 Jul 2016

Location:: Primrose Hill, Camden, Greater London Authority

Reference:: 2K/27139

Type:: Job containing Electronic material

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Description

‘I am London’ was an exhibition curated in 2016 by Historic England. The description of the exhibition, as published in the accompanying guide, states that: “London’s historic buildings and places are as much a part of the city’s DNA as the people who live and work in it.

I am London is a celebration of the capital’s unique and complex identity; as much about its scientific endeavour, cutting edge art, performance and design, politics and campaigning, as its pubs, Pearly Kings and parks. It’s a snapshot of London in microcosm, told through its people and places.

60 Londoners, each with a different story to tell, have been photographed at a historic building or place that’s special to them. Each person’s unique London story is bound up in the place they have chosen, showing the city’s heritage is inspirational, provocative, frustrating, fun, familiar, humbling and home.

We want Londoners to be alive to their heritage, to ensure that, as London grows and changes, it keeps its essential character. From Soho to Brixton, from city to suburbs, London’s great old places keep on embracing generation after generation of Londoners — in turn, they light up our city with new ideas and fresh thinking. If we lose London’s fabric and character, we will lose something very precious.”

This image shows Professor Lord Robert Winston, described in the exhibition guide as "Professor of Science & Society and Emeritus, Professor of Fertility Studies, Imperial College London, Primrose Hill."

Each Londoner was asked to provide answers to four questions. These are the answers provided by Professor Lord Robert Winston: Question: “Where do you go to show people the real London?” Answer: “With any city you start on the river, you take in so many sites and of course you see Parliament. That’s a good summary of the real London.” Question: “If you sent a postcard from London, what view would you choose?” Answer: “I’d send a postcard from Hampstead Heath, it typifies London. One of the notable things about London is the number of parks and open space, a semi-wild space close to the centre of London. Hampstead Heath is much less pacified, there’s a mixture of recreation and wildness about it.” Question: “If there was another Great Fire of London, what historic building or place would you save?” Answer: “I’d save The Monument from another Great Fire of London.” Question: “What do you owe London?” Answer: “I think really I owe London my career. The kind of science and medicine I practice would not have been possible anywhere but London. It’s such an important hub that I’ve been able to treat patients and interface with scientists from all over the world.”

Content

This is part of the Volume: VF000591 'I am London' exhibition; within the Series: HEC01/139 'I am London' exhibition; within the Collection: HEC01 Historic England

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Bench, Public Park, Urban Landscape, People Posed