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Left hand page Polish born Marion is Oubliette’s builder; Liv is 21 and a set design student
Right hand page Eight of the fourteen members of The Oubliette Arthouse (clockwise): Marion,
FEAWTUREORK
Liv, Nick, Ed, Sam, Dan, Snake and Greg.
"We raid the skips of M&S and Waitrose"
room in which they intend to show films, reads The Sun and would be horrified
and an art gallery with various works on if she knew he was squatting as ‘she’d
display. There’s also a graffiti chic (but think I was on heroin.’ I also meet Nick,
very mushroomy-smelling) basement in a shy and sweet 20 year old artist who is
which they’re making a stage for bands meticulously painting some images onto
and burlesque artists to perform on, the back of a woven blind. Then there’s
and the beginnings of a cafe with hand- Sam, a cheeky, likeable artist who jokingly
painted walls. They’ve even manually parades around in an Edwardian costume
installed electric showers as there’s he’s hired. And Marion, a charming
no heating. All their food comes from Polish builder who tells me, deadpan,
‘skipping’. They raid skips at M&S and “My mum was a squatter, my grandma
Waitrose (‘only the best!’) and pick up all was a squatter, my grandma’s dog was a
sorts, from tea to £40 bottles of Scotch. squatter...” I am surprised by how much I
They take me to the ‘show room’ like everyone, they all seem like genuinely
where Liv, 21, a set design student is good people. I find myself totally rooting
camped out with another squatter, Greg, for them and say an emphatic yes when
a performance artist. The room has bare they invite me to their party later this
floorboards and a worn mattress but month. Finally as I’m about to leave, Ed
has been given the woman’s touch with gives me a bunch of pink roses, rescued
a Cath Kidston-esque quilt and some from the Waitrose skip. If only all
fairy lights. Liv is really nice and Gregg squatters were like this, they could come
makes me laugh when he says his mum to my house anytime.
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