DOMINOES

Dominoes is a unique and vibrant mosaic of the lives that float in and around a particular corner of Hackney, in the East End of London. The book is populated with intimate photos of people who have experienced addiction and pain, but also the deep joys of the community of which they are a part. Gillett Square has been left abandoned and underdeveloped for years until, in the 1990s, it became an experiment in regeneration urban. Just like the dominoes games that are played today on the place, these lives are often precarious. Roland Ramanan is a photographer London-based documentary filmmaker with a background in music and education. He has started photographing around Gillett Square in 2012 and continues to maintain contact with this community. His work has been published in the Vice magazine, among others, and has won several awards, including being shortlisted for the Royal Photographic Society documentary awards. Roland has was also a finalist for the Portrait of Britain award. Roland's current project focuses on the London roller skate scene and its relationship with the black culture. The book includes texts by Richard Yeboa and Roland Ramanan as well as a poem by Ian McMillan.