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Site for the AHRC funded Postcards from the Bagne project

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    Author: Claire Reddleman

    Cyanotypes at the well

    At the disused well in the Camp de la Transportation in St Laurent du Maroni, I made two cyanotypes using plants I had just picked from the… Read more “Cyanotypes at the well”

    March 21, 2019March 22, 2019 by Claire Reddleman

    Site Visit 16 – Ducos

    Exploring further at presqu’ile Ducos yesterday, a large peninsula just to the north of Noumea, which used to be completely given over to the penal colony (as… Read more “Site Visit 16 – Ducos”

    August 4, 2018August 4, 2018 by Claire Reddleman

    Peripheral vision

    Editing the photos I took on my first visit to Ile St Joseph, I’m glad – in spite of the pressure of having a backlog of editing… Read more “Peripheral vision”

    June 26, 2018June 26, 2018 by Claire Reddleman

    Les Hattes part 2

    At the far corner of French Guiana, meaning the north west, on the estuary of the River Maroni, can be found some small remains of the bagne,… Read more “Les Hattes part 2”

    June 22, 2018June 22, 2018 by Claire Reddleman

    Depicting Île Royale

    Île Royale is one of the more well known sites of the bagne, featuring centrally in Henri Charriere’s semi fictionalised account of his experiences in Papillon (made… Read more “Depicting Île Royale”

    June 13, 2018 by Claire Reddleman

    Map #1

    Large wall map indicating locations of French Guiana, New Caledonia, Paris, Brest, Rochefort and Toulon. Displayed in the former chapel, now an exhibition space, at Musée Balaguier.… Read more “Map #1”

    April 6, 2018 by Claire Reddleman
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