Shop Installation

My shop installation features a collection of fictitious, humorous window adverts, which celebrate many facets of Hull during the last seventy years. 

Some of my adverts reference a number of significant cultural events that have occurred in the city over the course of the last seven decades, such as the appearance of certain famous pop groups, British Royal Family members, comedians, and other household celebrities who have either performed or appeared at local venues and institutions. Many of the other adverts acknowledge numerous local shops, pubs and well-known landmarks that no longer exist, but are still fondly remembered by many of the inhabitants of Hull. The remainder of my adverts are fairly general in nature, but serve to pay homage to the wonderful self-deprecating sense of humour that is a notable characteristic of so many people who live in Kingston-Upon-Hull. 

My shop installation is also a tribute to shop window adverts in general, which, in my opinion, stand as a microcosm of British quirkiness at large, and a  barometer of the political, cultural and economic mood of the nation. You really can put your finger on the pulse of modernity by observing what is being said in shop window adverts. I have arrived at this conclusion having had a keen interest in shop window adverts for many years.

The name of my shop installation 'Amuse Agents' was taken from the title of a book that I created, comprising humorous shop window adverts. My book was published by Summersdale Publishers in 2012.