Book spaces

Martin Richman's "book spaces" come in small or large, light emitting or light absorbing. I like the concept. Richman's work is informed by " the articulation of volume through the use of light and colour; a sense of play and experimentation; the construction of dreamy intangible spaces; the blending of the personal into the public; the interruption of the public with the private. ... He is interested in streetscapes, quiet alleyways, the bits in between buildings, the way people use those bits and how the interior life of buildings seep out on to the streets. Many of his projects are small scale, almost invisible, interventions into street life which go almost unnoticed. Painting and lighting a railway bridge in Bethnal Green is not the act of a great artistic ego - for Richman the important thing is to make a slice of life for a humdrum street which provides passers-by with an opportunity to engage with their city and their thoughts."