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”

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”

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”

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”

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”