“Marc Vallée: Dissident Youth” – Matt Wolf, teenagefilm.com

Last week I was interviewed by the American film director Matt Wolf. Matt is working on the film Teenage with Jon Savage. Interesting questions. Just hope you find the answers as interesting. Enjoy!

“It’s time to scrap stop and search” – Marc Vallée, The Guardian.

Here is a Comment is free by yours truly for the Guardian about anti-terror stop and search powers and the London 2012 Olympics Games.

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 26.04.12. View of the Olympic Stadium from a section of the soon to be closed Greenway public path on Thursday 26 April 2012 in London, England. The public path is being closed for operational and security reasons for the London 2012 Olympic Games. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2012. All rights reserved.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 26.04.12. View of the Olympic Stadium from a section of the soon to be closed Greenway public path on Thursday 26 April 2012 in London, England. The public path is being closed for operational and security reasons for the London 2012 Olympic Games. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2012. All rights reserved.

“Defence of the Public Realm” – defenceofthepublicrealm.com

“London Festival of Architecture 2012″ – lfa2012.org

“Facebook Event” – facebook.com

The privatisation of our public spaces along with arbitrary restrictions and controls – backed up with state of the art monitoring systems – is not only a threat to individual liberty, it also reveals a fundamental democratic deficit for society as a whole.

Who controls the ‘public’ realm? In whose name and for what purpose is this space used? Why is the protester, photographer, skateboarder, rough sleeper and graffiti writer demonised and excluded?

Why are local authorities selling off record amounts of parks, playing fields and allotments to the private sector with little or no oversight from communities and local people?

During the Olympic Games, the biggest mobilisation of military and security forces since the Second World War is to be implemented. How will our freedom to move through and engage in these spaces be monitored and restricted during this time?

The Speakers

Andrew Altman, Chief Executive, Olympic Park Legacy Company Limited.

Iain Borden, Professor of Architecture and Urban Culture at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL and author of Skateboarding Space and the City: Architecture and the Body.

Anna Minton, writer and journalist. Author of Ground Control.

Robin Priestley, skateboarder and founding member of the Space Hijackers.

Anna Strongman, Project Director at Argent Group, working on Estate Management at King’s Cross Group.

Marc Vallée, documentary photographer whose work covers the London graffiti scene, anti-skateboarding architecture and political dissent.

Olly Zanetti, writer and journalist specialising in environmental issues, urbanism and political cultures.

Join the debate and come to Defence of the Public Realm free public event: 6pm, Monday 25th June 2012 at the Great Hall, Bishopsgate Institute, 230 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 4QH.

The event will be chaired by Grant Smith, the acclaimed architectural photographer. Event organised and hosted by Grant Smith, Jonathan Warren and Marc Vallée. With support from INGMEDIA.

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 01.04.12. Anti-skateboarding devices on the Spitalfields Estate on Sunday 1 April 2012 in London, England. Anti-skateboarding devices are deployed by private corporations and local authorities. The aim is to reshape individual and group behavior and discourage skateboarders from using a particular public or semi public space. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2012. All rights reserved.

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 23.03.11. Graffiti artist on Leake Street near Waterloo Train Station on Friday 23 March 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2012. All rights reserved.

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 14.03.12. A young man holds a ‘Fuck Fees’ placard as students protest against government higher education plans on Wednesday 14 March 2012 in London, England. Thousands of students boycotted lectures and protested against education cuts and the growing cost of attending higher education due to increased fees. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2012. All rights reserved.

“Skateboarders are essential for our cities” – The Independent.

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 11.03.12. Anti-skateboarding devices near Bankside on Sunday 11 March 2012 in London, England. Anti-skateboarding devices are deployed by private corporations and local authorities. The aim is to reshape individual and group behavior and discourage skateboarders from using a particular public or semi public space. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2012. All rights reserved.

“Skateboarders are essential for our cities” – The Independent.

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 11.03.12. Anti-skateboarding device and sign near City Hall on Sunday 11 March 2012 in London, England. Anti-skateboarding devices are deployed by private corporations and local authorities. The aim is to reshape individual and group behavior and discourage skateboarders from using a particular public or semi public space. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2012. All rights reserved.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 11.03.12. Anti-skateboarding devices near City Hall on Sunday 11 March 2012 in London, England. Anti-skateboarding devices are deployed by private corporations and local authorities. The aim is to reshape individual and group behavior and discourage skateboarders from using a particular public or semi public space. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2012. All rights reserved.

“Asger Juel Larsen AW12″ – marcvallee.co.uk

Here is a slideshow backstage at the Asger Juel Larsen AW12 show.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 22.02.12. Backstage at the Asger Juel Larsen autumn winter 2012 fashion show on Wednesday 22nd February 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Vallée/marcvallee.co.uk) (c) Marc Vallée, 2012. All rights reserved.