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I’m finally able to share some of the Polaroids that I took on Pitcairn Island in 2015 – so long ago now, but as most of you know, I was busy writing Polaroid: The Missing Manual - www.amazon.com/Polaroid-Complete-Experimental-Instant-Pho...
I hadn't wanted to share these images until I had exhibited them, etc, but now, since my exhibition Big Fence / Pitcairn Island opened, I’m finally able to post. Incidentally, the show is open now, so if you find yourself in London, or passing through Essex, take a look. The weather has been amazing this week and it’s a hop, skip, and a jump from London. Lots of Polaroids on show, plus some medium format work. Take a look ! www.francescamaffeogallery.com
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Christian’s Cave sits like an all-seeing eye surveying Adamstown. It is so named, as this was the spot where Fletcher himself would sit as his own madness closed in - watching over the tiny community that he had founded and scanning the horizon for passing ships.
I wondered whether Fletcher was looking for ships not to raise the alarm, but as a way out, and I ruminated on whether he was purposefully distancing himself from the goldfish bowl below.
Fletcher’s end is highly questioned, but whatever happened, his legacy lives on today - some of the Christian clan still live on Pitcairn island.
I too took solace in the cave. Most islanders are unable to clamber up the steep slopes to its entrance, and those who can are disinterested. Loose rock and spiky “grab-a-leg” seedlings make the walk hair raising and uncomfortable. There are no barriers to be found, just a cliff edge vanishing into the blue.
I was happy to take the risk, as I knew that I would not be bothered up there. Though if I made the pilgrimage for privacy, that I did not find. There is nowhere quite as conspicuous Christian’s Cave.
It is visible in almost every outdoor photograph that I took, a reminder of the Mutiny past. If Pitcairn has an iconic location, this is it.
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And in case you're wondering...
"Big Fence", the name to my project, is the name of Steve and Olive Christian’s home. It is often said to be the place where decisions are made over dinner, rather than in the council meetings. Steve’s approval is paramount. I stayed there for much of my time on island, the Christian family’s fence being one I figuratively had to climb.... without their acceptance my time on island would have been even more difficult.
I also chose the name Big Fence for another reason - the sea views visible from every room in the Christian’s sprawling home are a constant reminder of the fence between Pitcairn and the world. An uninterrupted strip of blue rarely penetrated by so much as a passing ship. On island, HMP Pitcairn sits hidden amongst the green just off the one paved road, fenced off. It is the only fenced building on the island. The Big Fence “gang” - as the friends, family, and associates within Steve Christian’s became known - were the most prolific group in the sexual abuse trials. Olive Christian’s two sons, husband, father and brother were all convicted. Her father had home detention, her brother community service - the three others were locked in jail. Their sentences were short and Pitcairn specific, unreflective of their crimes, but when surrounded by the biggest fence of all, the Pacific, and already removed from the world, was HMP Pitcairn only symbolic? A nod to British justice? Had the trials changed anything or was the abuse woven into the island’s fabric so deeply that it was impossible to escape
Bahadur Chitrakar
When Bahadur Chitrakar was a 18 year old boy, a man named Thomas Kaiser from Germany came to Nayagram, a village in West Bengal, for the purpose of collecting old folk paintings from the eastern states of India. Young Bahadur accompanied that gentleman to different corners of the districts of Midnapore, Bankura, Purulia, Nadia, and even the states of Jharkhand and Odissa. He collected substantial old paintings, scriptures, and other articles from India and took them back to Germany.
Bahadur, being a young passionate lover of Indian folk art, suddenly changed his mind. He thought, if our old traditional folk articles were being taken away, our next generations might not see these indigenous folk art, anymore. With this notion, he started his solo venture to revisit all these areas to collect antique folk articles and ‘pattachitras’ to develop his own museum in his own village of Nayagram. “Over the last 17 years I have collected some 2000 old pattachitras, ancient scriptures, different other folk arts, masks, traditional musical instruments, books, currencies, and garments”, He says. “Such priceless collections now need proper care and preservation, and needs spontaneous help from the state government, or any enterprising organisation,” says Bahadur Chitrakar at his age of 48.
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Nayagram is a small village in Pingla, Paschim Midnapur, West Bengal, India, where a number of families having a traditional form of inherited folk art called 'Pattachitra', reside together. They use mostly organic colours and paint a series of paintings, usually depicting stories from Indian Mythology. Pattachitra is a general term for traditional, cloth-based scroll painting, based in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. In the Sanskrit language, "Patta" literally means "cloth" and "Chitra" means "picture". They paint on a variety of articles like sarees, stoles, and many other materials especially for wall hangings.
I was impressed by the fact that almost all the female member of the families are involved in this traditional art and have taken it as the major source of family income.
For the last few years, State Government is promoting a number of handicraft fairs inviting artists from all over the states. Many products are sold directly from the village round the year, and are widely acclaimed in the country and abroad for its ethnic value and simplicity.
There is a resource centre belonging to 'chitrataru' cluster formed by the Pattachitra artists of Pingla, Paschim Medinipur. This was built with the support of the European union, as part of the project 'Ethno-magic Going Global' undertaken by banglanatak dot com.
Here are two cards I created using the Tree Scroll stamp. Other stamps I used in the green & black card were Thoughtful Messages (flowers) and in the other card I used Circular Designs (flowers) and Cute Letters (bird).
You can see detailed pics of both cards here: cherryhilldesign.blogspot.com/2008/06/scroll-tree.html
Sumi-e ink on rice paper. A rolled up scroll found tucked away into a corner of my studio. I thought to throw it but tried a photo first. It's pretty abstract. I guess you can make anything you want out of it.
A work in progress. A scroll. Painted on tea bags. The handles on the scroll are made from the cardboard of a match box. I like the interactive element.
Flickr Bingo 4-Workmanship
This is my last photo entry for Flickr Bingo4. I'm thrilled that I won the game after nearly a year of participation. It was a great game. Thanks Tom, I enjoyed it immensely!
Back around the turn of the century, this bass was created. So, we've guesstimated it to be around 116 years old. Someone carved this bass scroll by hand. The workmanship that was put into these huge instruments is really amazing!
Reva Reservoir, Bingley, UK
SPNC - Year 4 - Instruction #17
"Let's dive in sin. Go out and stage a "street" photo but it must not look staged"
Haris P.
And found my Holiday photo! I didn’t post it! Shocked and impressed at the same time! I mean I think it’s one of my best photos, but it’s before I started ‘water marking’ again.
From the Elder Scrolls series, my three favorite daedric princes, Meridia, Azura and Nocturnal.
Meridia is the daedric prince of life, light and energies. She is the patroness of vampire hunters.
Azura is the daedric prince of twilight and the moon and stars, the is the patroness of the dark elves.
Nocturnal is the daedric prince of shadow, luck and mystery, she is the patroness of thieves.
The Israel Museum in Jerusalem houses the Dead Sea Scrolls. They were discovered between 1947 and 1979 in 11 caves near the Dead Sea. The scrolls are of great historical significance, because it is the only surviving copy of Biblical documents made before 100 AD. More info or View LARGE
Cake made for gorgeous friends who were married on 5th May on the stunning Noosa Beach. Reception held at the River Lounge at the Noosa Sheraton.
It was such a beautiful day and we had a wonderful time.
A small cake - 8 inch and 6 inch tiers. Bottom tier chocolate cherry ripe mudcake, coated in dark chocolate ganache and the top tier white chocolate and Baileys liqueur coated in white chocolate ganache.
Covered in ivory Satin Ice fondant (I am in love with Satin Ice - particularly the red - absolutely fantastic). Red and ivory ribbon roses - ivory ones dusted with a mixture of champagne and oyster lustre dust.
Inspiration taken from Graceful Cake Creations stunning cake:
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Viewing paintings at the terrific Shanghai Museum. I have a similar themed photo here.
This photo is used on the Home and Abroad expedia sub-site.