March 3, 2026

Our Studio Was the World Terry Dennett and Jo Spence

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The publication presents powerful documentation of Gypbsy and Traveller sites in London, emphasizing their relevance today.
Key evidence includes newly scanned images and unpublished texts from the original work conducted in 1974.
The analysis of these lives was based on repeated visits to illegal Traveller sites and collaboration with the community.
This work supports greater awareness and understanding of Gypbsy and Traveller cultures within contemporary society.

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In 1974, Terry Dennett and Jo Spence began working together for the first time, making repeated visits to 'illegal' Gypbsy and Traveller sites in and around London. They got to know the people who lived there, documenting their lives in both sound and image. This new publication makes this powerful and still strikingly relevant work accessible to a new audience, with newly scanned (and in some cases newly discovered) images and previously unpublished texts.

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