Peter James Houghton
Painter of the vestiges of Northern factory belts
About Peter James Houghton
A self-taught artist based in Salford, Peter's interest in derelict landscapes and psychogeography stems from his childhood in Lancashire witnessing the slow decline of the working class small towns around him, and exploring abandoned cotton mills and factories on the banks of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal.
Upon moving to Salford 20 years ago, the sweeping regeneration of the city reinforced this idea of attempting to capture these forgotten corners of the city and beyond in their current state, before they are inevitably flattened into a mere ghostly footprint.
Prints for sale
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A new run of prints will soon be available on top notch Hannemühl paper. I’m currently signing and numbering each one.
"The recurring theme of neglect and loneliness runs throughout my work just as it seems to run like blood through the veins of many 21st century Northern communities, giving places a sense of ghostly melancholia".
Peter Jame Houghton