Typewriter artist Keira Rathbone at the Old Cinema

Keira Rathbone is one of my lovely fellow tenants at Chiswick's Pavilion Studios. She creates artworks using her collection of vintage typewriters. Her work mixes art with performance; watching her create, fingers busy across the keys, is a sight to behold.

Last week she took a typewriter to the Old Cinema, a huge vintage/antiques store in Chiswick. And while she "typed" some of the quirky objects on sale, I took some shots of her in action.



What was strange was that no-one seemed to bat an eyelid that someone in vintage-style dress, looking like an extra from the secretary pool in Mad Men, was busily typing away in the middle of the shop.