I made a short return trip to French Guiana in March 2019. Although I didn’t take a lot of photos, there were things I noticed at sites… Read more “Adventures in Instagram #3”
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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 pt6
Part 6. The bibliobus An important focus of this project is how the multiple sites associated with the penal administration’s 100 year presence in French Guiana can… Read more “site visit #7. Saint Laurent du Maroni pt6”
site visit #13. Iracoubo
30 June 2018 We’re on our way back from Saint Laurent du Maroni. We stopped for lunch at Iracoubo, a small town between Saint Laurent and Kourou… Read more “site visit #13. Iracoubo”
site visit #11. Sparouine
27 June 2018 On our way back to Saint Laurent du Maroni from Apatou and the Camp de la Forestière, we turned off down a side road… Read more “site visit #11. Sparouine”
Site visit #7. Saint Laurent du Maroni Pt3
Part 3. Guess who La Ville en chantier exhibition Case 12, Camp de la Transportation, 22 June 2018 Saint Laurent du Maroni did not exist as a… Read more “Site visit #7. Saint Laurent du Maroni Pt3”
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”
Site visit #7. Saint Laurent du Maroni Pt2
Part 2. The musée du bagne 21 June 2018 The museum at the Camp de la Transportation in Saint Laurent du Maroni is housed in a small… Read more “Site visit #7. Saint Laurent du Maroni Pt2”
The vestiges of the distillery
Saint Maurice A good friend of mine from Saint Laurent du Maroni visited the site at Saint Maurice in Summer 2017. This is the former site of… Read more “The vestiges of the distillery”
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”
Cartes postales du bagne 