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Hackney Wick, London E9, is a run-down industrial area on the borders of the London Boroughs of Hackney,Tower Hamlets and Newham; which was once little-known outside the immediate vicinity and rarely visited by outsiders. However it lies just a stone's throw from the Olympic Park and now being revitalised by artists and creative enterprises.
Save the hackney pylons! These are stunning structures, part of Hackney and East London's industrial heritage. They are being cleared as part of the Olympic beautification. These landmarks are being demolished without a word of protest or even discussion.
One of over 500 photographs taken of people living, working and studying in the five Olympic host boroughs of Greenwich, Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Newham and Waltham Forest.
Photography: Yujin Yun, Christina Katsantoni, Ewa Balazinska, SangDuck Bae, Paul Yeung & Amanda Shiu and Tomoko Kinoshita.
Screensaver programming: Thomas Daly and Stephen Pho.
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Hackney Wick, London E9, is a run-down industrial area on the borders of the London Boroughs of Hackney,Tower Hamlets and Newham; which was once little-known outside the immediate vicinity and rarely visited by outsiders. However it lies just a stone's throw from the Olympic Park and now being revitalised by artists and creative enterprises.