France but the cultures couldn't be more different. This interested me, I wanted to find out if I travelled along its coastline whether I could create a portrait of the country where its character would be revealed. Defining the country by its coastline and missing many major cities will be a challenge, I'm not sure what kind of portrait I'll get, but that's what makes it an engaging process. Does 'Britain' to you suggest landscape, as opposed to the people? Have we seen major changes to our landscape recently, do you think? In a way they are mirrors of each other. The landscape, especially when it has been urbanised or has had man's presence is a reflection of the prevailing culture, and culture is expressed through the population. I think the biggest change for me is that I feel society is more polarised, I think that the middle classes and the working classes are having a much harder time than ever before and our governments are not able to address these issues convincingly. On my travels in some of the coastal areas of Britain I found there were plenty of 1 shops. The success of this kind of business highlights the difficulties ordinary people are facing but at the same time last year top directors in major corporate firms were awarding themselves an average pay rise of fifty percent. My feeling when I see this is that there is a discord in our society, the tools and institutions we have