Musée de Nouvelle Calédonie, Nouméa 19 July 2018 There are a number of museums located in Nouméa which provide a wider history of the territory. We decided… Read more “site visit #14. musée de Nouvelle Calédonie”
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Map #3. The two hemispheres
Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney 15 July 2018 As with other penal heritage sites especially those related to convict transportation and the role of convict labour in colonial… Read more “Map #3. The two hemispheres”
Site visit #7. Saint Laurent du Maroni Pt1
Part 1. A la recherche des vestiges… Journée nationale de l’archéologie Centre d’Interprétation Architecture et Patrimoine (CIAP) Camp de la Transportation, Saint Laurent du Maroni, 15 June… Read more “Site visit #7. Saint Laurent du Maroni Pt1”
Site visit #6. Maison d’arrêt
14 June 2018 rue François Arago, Cayenne Last year I stayed in Cayenne and happened to come past the former maison d’arrêt while the new murals were being painted.… Read more “Site visit #6. Maison d’arrêt”
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”
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”
Cartes postales du bagne 