Roof Unit Closure…
On 23rd December 2011, despite best efforts and negotiations, Roof Unit was served two months notice to vacate their current building after less than nine months in occupation.
As the old saying goes, what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger! We’ve learnt alot in the last 6 years and are incredibly sad to announce that from mid February, Roof Unit, in it’s current state, will no longer exist.
Toby, Tim, Alexa and all the Roof Uniters wish to thank those who’ve supported us, be that client, colleague or friend. We’ve been overwelmed by the community that has evolved, particularly in the last nine months, since our relocation to Bethnal Green.
Our official press release can be downloaded here, but we leave with the words of Jon Wyatt, a previous Roof Unit resident, knowing that we will continue to thrive as a group of photographers and supportive community even if that is without the physical space to operate from.
‘So you’ve learnt some theory, shot some decent images, moved to the city for work and now you’re going slightly wonky working from home… What do you need to do? Share a studio of course. Where else do you get such indispensable knowledge like how fellow freelancers find clients/create a sensible workflow/overcome cash crises/create a network/create working methods/source gear/problem solve (if your studiomates don’t know the answers, they have a mate who will). This is the raw material for making your way through the quagmire of the photographic industry – so absorb it all – then throw most of it out – and without realising it you’ll have developed your own personalised survival system. And you’ll have realised that you are NOT ALONE.‘ Jon Wyatt, previous Roof Unit resident.
