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Sorting and Categorising Postcards
I decided to sort the postcards chronologically, using the postmark or handwritten date to order them. The first set was easy to order by date, and I then scanned both front and back of the postcards onto the computer. I […]
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Postcards- Traces of Personal History, Journeys and Handwriting
I decided that I wanted to incorporate ephemera into my work, so I bought two sets of used postcards from Ebay. The first set of 40 addressed to Mr and Mrs Benbrow , has 28 postcards which have been sent, […]
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York Art Gallery: Paul Nash and the Uncanny Landscape (Curated by John Stezaker)
Whilst visiting York, I went to see this exhibition, although the subject matter was not directly related to my current practice, I considered the methods of curation and ways work was displayed. I always find the curation of exhibitions at […]
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Drypoint plate of cracked postcard
I was looking through a collection of ephemera passed through my family from my father’s side. I came across this postcard depicting the Motor Transport Service Corps, outside Earl’s Terrace, London in 1917. My great great grandfather, Staff Sergeant George […]
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Research: Louise Borgeois Album, 1994
I have come across the autobiographical work of Louise Bourgeois but I am particularly interested in her hardbound book Album 1994. The book includes 68 black and white photographs, illustrating Louise Bourgeois’ life, with 48 reflective comments printed onto translucent […]
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Twenty Years of Silver, Cornelia Parker
I am interested in the way objects are used to convey a narrative in Cornelia Parker’s work. Twenty Years of Silver consists of two silver goblets, which her friend was given as a wedding present. The marriage has since broken […]
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Tracing Family History Through Objects- Medals and Military
I have been researching family history from my paternal grandmother’s side. I have always been interested in objects with a history behind them, whether something displayed and preserved in a museum cabinet, or ephemeral postcards with handwritten memoirs on them. […]
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Contexual Research- Christian Boltanski
As part of my contextual research and influences, I have looked into the work of Boltanski, particularly the way in which black and white photographs have been displayed to evoke specific emotional responses to the viewer. Narratives within Boltanski’s work […]
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Destruction/ Physical Manipulation of Photographs
I am interested in the way in which Gerhard Richter created a vast number of ‘overpainted’ photographs. These are categorised into groups such as ‘self portraits’ and ‘family’. Each colour photograph has been overpainted with oil paint, and simply titled […]
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Acetate Printing Experiment
I printed a page of A4 negatives which I had scanned into a computer and inverted to form positive images, onto acetate. I realised that the combination of the inkjet printer and the shiny acetate meant it would not dry […]
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Paper Bag Scanned Images
Some of the photo negatives were contained within a brown paper bag. I decided to scan the translucent bag into the computer with a negative inside it. I created a digital image of the negative within the bag. I decided […]
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Vivian Maier
“Well, I suppose nothing is meant to last forever. We have to make room for other people. It’s a wheel. You get on, you have to go to the end. And then somebody has the same opportunity to go to […]