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From www.geistekincinaityte.com/SELF-PORTRAITS

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Since February 2014 I have been posting to this Tumblr blog and during my time at university it was the primary place I documented inspiration for my artistic practice. Fast forward to my last blog post on May 25th 2016, by this point I already handed in my final major project in fulfilment of my BA (Hons) Photography degree at University of Brighton.  I have decided to stop posting to this Tumblr blog indefinitely now, as I have a new website that I am going to document for more research orientated purposes. The web address for this is www.matthewbroadhead.com/blog

There are only two posts on there right now, but I am going to create one or more new posts everyday following what I am looking at online, in person at museums, organisations, art galleries, festivals and so forth - but also my personal experiences maintaining an artistic practice with the hope that the candid recordings become a resource of some kind to myself and others who are interested. If you would like to stay in contact, it is also now possible to subscribe to my list on the main section of my website!

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Matthew Broadhead

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NORTH: Postcards from Berlin.

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Charlotte Drury

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I am graduating from an undergraduate BA in Photography soon, and this Kickstarter was set up to raise funds to publish a catalogue for our degree show. Some unique rewards up for grabs, some already gone! Anything you can give, all of us in 3rd year appreciate your generosity. 

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Pierre Boncompain   [source]

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Alison Rossiter  (American, born 1953), Haloid Platina, exact expiration date unknown, ca. 1915, processed in 2010 >Light, Paper, Process: Reinventing Photography

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Danielle Mericle

Archive, 2008-2009

Archive tells a story about vanishing civilizations and the complex relationship between history, knowledge, and power. Shot in Peru, these photographs intertwine decaying manuscripts, an archeological site, and an indigenous agrarian workers’ strike. Though seemingly unrelated, the images are directly connected—the workers, concerned about land and water rights, cannot claim ownership to their land without access to the increasingly fragile manuscripts. Meanwhile, the manuscripts in the archives continue to deteriorate at an alarming rate,. The archeological site reveals a mysteriously vanquished culture, most likely due to severe drought, the very phenomenon which threatens the indigenous cultures today.

The photographs in Archive speak to frustrated attempts to preserve, decode, and convey historical records. Written history, as utilitarian preserver of culture, is as tenuous and fragile as the paper it’s recorded on, while the stones of an ancient civilization—and those used by the striking workers to block roadway passage— mutter incoherently about lessons learned and lost.