Work From Home (ongoing)

[T]he “message” of any medium or technology is the change of scale or pace or pattern that it introduces into human affairs.

— Marshall McLuhan, Understanding Media, 1964.

For at least two centuries, a dedicated workplace away from home has been the norm and this has shaped much of what we recognise as present-day life. Since the late 1970s, however, there has been an increase in remote working arrangements, typically enabled by information technology.

Remote working has wider implications for the environment (energy use, transport, sustainability), social patterns, cultural practices, and the economy. We do not yet completely understand the consequences and they will only be fully revealed retrospectively in time to come. What we do know, and what this photographic survey stresses, is that change is afoot.

If you work from home, I would love to hear from you. Please contact me.