This body of work began in May 2020, during a period of profound uncertainty. As London emerged cautiously from the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the unlawful killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis resonated far beyond the United States, giving rise to a series of anti-racism demonstrations that unfolded across the city.

The photographs were made over the months that followed, beginning on 31 May 2020, as people gathered despite restrictions on public assembly. They trace a moment when public space became a site of grief, solidarity, anger and reflection, as conversations surrounding race, history and national identity moved from private discussion into the streets.

Rather than attempting to document every event, the work follows the people who inhabited these demonstrations. Moving between crowds and quieter moments, it observes the relationships that developed within them and the ways individuals chose to make themselves visible. As time passed, the photographs expanded beyond the protests themselves. Conversations continued, and some of those first encountered in the streets were photographed again in different settings, allowing the work to move beyond the immediacy of public demonstration toward a more sustained reflection on memory, conviction and lived experience.

One of the demonstrations, later referred to as the "Battle of Trafalgar Square," marked a turning point within the project. The convergence of anti-racism demonstrators and groups gathered to defend monuments revealed the complexities of a country negotiating its relationship with history in real time. Rather than offering resolution, the photographs remain attentive to the uncertainty of that moment and to the individuals who found themselves within it.

Taken together, these photographs reflect a period when ideas of belonging, citizenship and collective memory became part of everyday life. They do not seek to explain the events of 2020 as much as remain with them, allowing their emotional and social resonance to emerge through the accumulation of images, encounters and the passage of time.