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(re)framing

post mortem

October 22, 2005February 26, 2025 by Michael Shanks

Photographs taken after the death of a child were popular in the mid nineteenth century. Daguerreotype, 1850s, eastern USA.

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framing the everyday

December 21, 2004November 19, 2012 by Michael Shanks

At the National Gallery in London with my sister and nephew. I always try to make a visit when I pass through the UK. Today I made a beeline for the Hoogstraten peepshow. My fascination with realism, perspective, the camera, optical instrumentality and everyday interiors continues. The peepshow is a box with a painted interior…

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three books #1

December 6, 2004February 26, 2025 by Michael Shanks
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Brith-Gof-Tri-Bywyd-1995

Esgair Fraith, Wales

October 11, 1995April 27, 2012 by Michael Shanks

“Tri Bywyd” (Three Lives) – a work of theatre/archaeology by Brith Gof Eddie Ladd as Sarah Jacob – read more

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Exploring the archaeological imagination – to gain a bigger picture on things that matter.

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