‘Similarly seeking isolation, Mark Kent’s Sleeping Rough (1998–2009) witnesses the artist’s itinerary through abandoned and squatted homes. Becoming the character he is pursuing by spending the night in the same gritty shanties he is documenting, Kent composes a constellation of coordinates that would later dictate the composition of his paintings. These photographs—originally meant as preliminary research for his paintings and therefore never shown before—are both diaristic and investigative in their intent, excavating private histories as the reflection of a broader social context.’ by Viola Angiolini, Mousse Magazine

2019 Mark Kent Sleeping Rough