The Speaker's Works of Art Advisory Committee.
The Election Project by Simon Roberts, Photographer.
From 2001-2010 I sat on The Speaker's WoAAC and for five years was its vice chairman.
The Collection does not have a great collection of photographs and I was keen to see us award our third Election Artist to one. In the end so did the committee and we were so impressed with the short list we then made strenously efforts to commission those that were placed second and third for other projects!
Yesterday, newspapers and web sites displayed some of the 25 photographs "we" now keep in the permanent collection. They can be seen online at
www.parliament.uk (use the search).
This weekend is Open Weekend in London and Portcullis House where the collection is on display will be open to the general public. Do try and go.
Simon Roberts spent 25 days in a camper van travelling the UK and taking the photographs; you will not be disappointed.