“We use the street as a studio”: music video pioneers Tim & Barry on capturing the early years of grime

Guerrilla image‑makers Tim & Barry helped define grime’s look in the early years of the new millennium. As a selection of their work enters the BFI National Archive, we spoke to them about turning street‑level collaboration into a visual language that carried a local scene to global reach.

“We use the street as a studio”: music video pioneers Tim & Barry on capturing the early years of grime
Guerrilla image‑makers Tim & Barry helped define grime’s look in the early years of the new millennium. As a selection of their work enters the BFI National Archive, we spoke to them about turning street‑level collaboration into a visual language that carried a local scene to global reach.