Cayenne, 13 June 2018 54 rue Madame Payé in the centre of Cayenne, is an annex to the Musée des Cultures Guyanaises at No 78. No 54… Read more “Site visit #5. 54 rue Madame Payé”
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Site visit #4. Îles du Salut
10 June 2018 Restricted Access. Some reflections. Tourism is often presented as a means of galvanising a community through economic development and, where tangible heritage is concerned,… Read more “Site visit #4. Îles du Salut”
sketches 3.
Bagne des Annamites, Montsinéry-Tonnegrande 9 June 2018 Up until now the plans I have drawn have tended to focus on the organisation of a museum space as… Read more “sketches 3.”
Site Visit #3. Bagne des Annamites
Bagne des Annamites, Montsinéry-Tonnegrande 9 June 2018 I made it to Cayenne last Wednesday having spent the previous week in Ho Chi Minh City. I flew to… Read more “Site Visit #3. Bagne des Annamites”
sketches 2.
Musée Franconie, Cayenne, 7 June 2018 For this plan of the section of the museum dedicated to objects related to the bagne, I used a ruler. I find… Read more “sketches 2.”
Site visit #2. Musée Alexandre Franconie
7 June 2018 – Cayenne, French Guiana Located across from the Bar des Palmistes, next to the town hall, the Musée Alexandre Franconie and its adjoining library… Read more “Site visit #2. Musée Alexandre Franconie”
Postcard #3. A short history of the postcard
As subsequent posts will explore, my understanding of the postcard as philosophical trope for thinking about incarceration and its aftermath draws heavily on Jacques Derrida’s La Carte… Read more “Postcard #3. A short history of the postcard”
Sketches 1.
Fort Balaguier A significant part of the project involves consideration of the visual representation and framing of penal heritage in French Guiana and New Caledonia. While… Read more “Sketches 1.”
Site Visit #1. Fort Balaguier Part 3
5 April 2018 – Musée Balaguier, La Seyne-sur-Mer, France Read Part 1. “Ceinture de Fer” here Read Part 2. The Doctor and the “plan” here Part 3.… Read more “Site Visit #1. Fort Balaguier Part 3”
Adventures in Instagram #1
Some preliminary notes on Instagram as a research tool One of the main aims of this project is to think seriously about ways in which different experiences… Read more “Adventures in Instagram #1”
Cartes postales du bagne 