bright lights, big city

I've recently been looking at neon lighting in my personal work. In all busy metropolises such as London, the neon light is used to attract attention, communicate a message and invite you in. They are used to advertise a commodity when the sun's gone down. They signify 'open' when everything else is closed. Food, music, sex....anything that you want after dark, the neon light will help you to find it. Not only am I interested in the concept itself but in the sense of movement that surrounds these lights. There are of course some places where the neon light is accompanied with the hustle and bustle of the city. But I'm more interested in the silence - the calm out on the street when everyone's going to bed and there are only a few people still out on the street. A time when the streets are sleeping yet these places, and their neon lights flicker on through the night.

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