Squatting

Documenting London squatting culture from the inside
Photography

Documenting London squatting culture from the inside

Memories of a fading way of life — Polish artist Pawel Dziemian made a personal visual record of London’s squatting scene while he lived in a series of occupied houses around the capital.

Written by: Alex King

We watched homeless squatters take an old seaside nightclub
Activism

We watched homeless squatters take an old seaside nightclub

Acting on homelessness — Darren Davies' high-profile occupations of derelict buildings in Southend are forcing a debate around the lack of housing and support for homeless people in the area.

Written by: Alex King

Has criminalisation killed squatting in the UK?
Activism

Has criminalisation killed squatting in the UK?

They tried to kill it, but squatting's not dead — Despite the British government criminalising residential squatting in 2012, the squat community is still active and squatting remains a defiant protest against inadequate housing and inequality.

Written by: Vyvian Raoul

Poet Paul Hawkins raises the ghosts of East London’s ‘No M11’ squat protests
Print

Poet Paul Hawkins raises the ghosts of East London’s ‘No M11’ squat protests

London’s ongoing battle for living space — Paul Hawkins draws on zine culture to push back against mainstream poetry in Place Waste Dissent, an account of the era-defining 'No M11 Link Road’ squat protests in the early ‘90s.

Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon

Artists and architects unite to imagine creative solutions to the global housing crisis
Art

Artists and architects unite to imagine creative solutions to the global housing crisis

The future of living space — Huck visits a new exhibition in Berlin to see how innovative thinkers are using architecture to re-empower communities fragmented by the housing crisis.

Written by: George Kafka

Corinna Kern
Photography

Corinna Kern

My Sweet Shot — Corinna Kern showed a new face to squatting in London when she focussed on the community’s joyful moments.

Written by: Alex King

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