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Obsessionistas Website
posted by Michael on 30 September 2011
As befits an obsessive collector Bill Jackson has been noticed and consequently interviewed by a new website dedicated to the obsessed, Obsessionistas.
In his interview Bill elaborates on the "Cabinet of Curiosities" exhibition:
"...turning the object into a photograph which in itself is an object and then back into an object was very important. You could say that a frame is also an object but the common usage of frames detracts the viewer from the object quality of the photographic print hence my particular way of 'framing' Cabinet Of Curiosities. The Relic series alludes to photographic glass or forensic specimen slides... Head is a series of prints on paper, which have an intrinsic quality of 'objectness', and I wanted them to be seen as such, so putting them into frames was not an option."
Click on the image to read the full interview.
Secret Relatives | Paula Yates - Hughie Green's daughter
posted by Bridget on 30 September 2011
The presenter and developer of the famous UK TV show "Opportunity Knocks", Hughie Green, was Paula Yates's father, a fact she allegedly found out from a tabloid newspaper.
Secret Relatives | Mazarine Pingeot (Mitterand's hidden daughter)
posted by Michael on 29 September 2011
Late French president François Mitterrand hid for 20 years the existence of his illegitimate daughter Mazarine Pingeot.
Secret Relatives | Lana Peters (Stalin's daughter)
posted by Michael on 28 September 2011
The daughter of Josef Stalin was born Svetlana Alliluyeva (her mother's maiden name) and defected to the US in 1967 after her father's death.
Click on the image for more info. A more recent report on her can be found here.
Design Week Blog
posted by Michael on 27 September 2011
Our new exhibition "Cabinet of Curiosities" is highlighted on the Design Week blog.
Quote: "...the exhibition boldly suggests that the photograph itself might be considered an object rather then a window for documentary."
Secret Relatives | Paula Hitler
posted by Michael on 27 September 2011
This week's theme is relatives of famous people who were largely unknown.
The first is the unlikely named Paula Hitler. She was the sister of Adolf and in spite of sounding like a comical invention was real and lived until 1960. It appears that brother and sister were not close and while he supported her financially he encouraged her to live under the psuedonym Mrs Wolff.
A transcript of an interview by American Forces in 1945 can be read here.
See the wikipedia entry for Paula Hitler.
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