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Grass Roots by Hark1karan
Published and Designed by Out of Place Books

FIRST PRINTING
140mm x 210mm / 44pp
Saddle stitched (Stapled)
120gsm Uncoated Paper
Printed Dust-jacket
Cover design by Nep Sidhu
Includes three small artworks by The Royal Jesters, Gagandeep (Kalirai) Chahal & Manvz (First Printing only)

SECOND PRINTING
140mm x 210mm / 48pp
Saddle stitched (Stapled)
120gsm (Cover 170gsm) Uncoated Paper
Cover design by Nep Sidhu

A3 Poster for launch event
Risograph
Green Ink / Yellow card
Printed by Holodeck Birmingham
Design by Chris Athanasiou
*(Overseas orders will be folded)

These photos were taken in the Black Country town of Smethick in Sandwell, West Midlands. These allotments lie on a steady slant tucked away in the residential heart of Smethwick. Stony Lane runs along the bottom, leading you to the main road where you can see the Guru Nanak Gurdwara. The allotment community here is made up of Punjabi Sikhs who settled in the Midlands for work in the 60s and 70s. Many of the retired men and some women come here to harvest crops like their ancestors back in Punjab. The space they have created is unique to them with their decorated huts where they can spend time in solitude or with friends. It keeps them connected, stimulated, active and more importantly talking to one another. An all round healthy environment where you feel a sense of community, and a home away from home in more ways than one.

Thank you Smethwick.