London Bridge Is Down

London 2022. What do people feel when history hits them? Us, I mean; the common people. A Queen dies. An ancient, perfect ritual kicks in. It is totally alien to our times but surprisingly effective. People seem hungry for meaning and rites. The Royal sailors escort the coffin, the new King follows in silence, the army that once was the world's most powerful marches along. So that the people can see. This is the meaning of rituals. So that people can see that their world stood the shock and it is still there. Intact. That the new King is loyal to the old Monarch, the military is loyal to the new King. No time is wasted, there is no lull or pause. There is no bureaucracy to wait for. The early history of the island teaches that the death of a monarch can cause a void, and the void can bring blood and misery, rivalry and war, death and revenge. Now, in the same moment the Queen died, the national anthem asked God to save the King. No looking back. But what do the common people feel? This is the object of this series. Trying to look inside their eyes - as if they were windows to peek through to catch a glimpse of the intimacy of their homes - one can see it. Slightly, but distinctly. One can see the turmoil, the tremor, the flutter, the cracking and crunching of the ages moving and of the world changing violently and unpredictably.