Space Makers interview

Space Makers work with all kinds of people and organisations to create sociable spaces and sustainable local economies developing new ways of thinking about the locations in which we live, work and play. In November 2009, they launched a one year project to reanimate twenty empty shops at London's Brixton Village indoor market. Hundreds of artists, performers and local people got involved in a rolling programme of pop-up shows and events. As a result, shops which had been empty for years are now let to new independent local businesses, while the presence of 198 Gallery, Viewfinder Photography Gallery and Brick Box continues the legacy of the market as a space where art meets everyday life. Image: Brixton Village indoor market, photo by Andy Broomfield, 2010