Next week I am visiting Saint Martin de Ré where convicts from mainland France were held immediately before their departure for French Guiana aboard La Martinière. While… Read more “L’art du voyager”
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Aerial Views of the Camp de la Transportation
Guest post by Ross Smith @gutterbal Representations of space involve multiple approaches and perspectives. An approach might emphasize the individual, personal investment and significance of a particular… Read more “Aerial Views of the Camp de la Transportation”
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”
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”
Cartes postales du bagne 