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Gin Lane 2016 is a modern day interpretation of William Hogarth’s famous cartoon: Gin Lane (1751). The piece was commissioned by the Royal Society for Public Health to commemorate their 160th anniversary. Hogarth’s Gin Lane was a reflection of the public health issues of the day. His piece gave us an insight into the horrors of the gin crisis that plagued London at the time. Gin Lane 2016 shows the changes in our public health issues, almost three hundred years later.

The piece gained considerable press coverage, including the BBC News website and almost all major newspapers. Thomas was interviewed by Sir John Humphrys on BBC Radio Four’s Today Programme. Gin Lane 2016 was exhibited alongside Hogarth’s original Gin Lane at the Foundling Museum. 

 
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