"Since then, Elton-Wall has staged more photoshoots and taken pictures of more than 170 locals with the sofa and even a few animals, including a tortoise, a chicken and a horse. His photoshoots have made the sofa a surprise tourist attraction, rising up the Tripadvisor rankings to become the second-best thing to do in Lydbrook (pipped only by an alpaca farm)."
"It's become a real community and feelgood thing, says Elton-Wall. You know, life's tough, the world's pretty crazy at the moment, but people have really embraced this."
"Items started appearing mysteriously around the sofa; a side table with a plant pot, a hat stand, a lampshade, a rug, a coffee table and a magazine rack."
"At the start of April, a few weeks after the sofa first appeared, the 49-year-old office worker posted a message in the village Facebook group asking for people to come and pose on the sofa so he could take their portraits."
In Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, an abandoned cream sofa sparked community creativity and joy. Amateur photographer Alex Elton-Wall began capturing locals on the sofa after it was dumped near a road and woods. His initiative turned the sofa into a local attraction, ranking second on Tripadvisor, with over 170 portraits taken, including pets. This quirky project created a sense of community, generating a dedicated Facebook page for sharing photos and mysterious additional decor items that some speculate could be from an anonymous local artist, enhancing the feel-good factor in challenging times.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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