Finally, after two long days of printing and with a minor mechanical fault late last night (Fri 13th) we have a book ready for binding. Thanks to the amazing Ania for overseeing all production, printer Piotr at Argraf for diligent work and Rafał for bringing doughnuts at a time of need. #teahika#photobook #comingsoon
Currently a dummy version of my new book Te Ahi Kā - The Fires of Occupation is on display at Triennial of Photography Hamburg until September as part of Fotobookfestival where it was shortlisted for the Dummy Award 2018. Good news is that today we closed final design with Ania Nałęcka-Milach and will be printing soon in Poland in partnership with Dewi Lewis Publishing and Oratia Books in New Zealand ready for an official launch in the autumn at Paris Photo. More to come soon!
A Gift to Tane is on sale at the CCA Galleries International as part of the Jersey Summer Exhibition 2018. Make a purchase and support the publication of my forthcoming book Te Ahi Kā - The Fires of Occupation which explore the physical and metaphysical relationship between a river and its ancestors, between Māori and me. #teahika #summershow#ccagalleriesinternational
Thanks to Jersey Evening Post for reporting on Masterplan Project community and education programme with Hautlieu School exploring the Future of St Helier through photography. Over the summer Photography A-Level students will be producing a 48 page newspaper supplement that will be inserted into a daily edition of the Jersey Evening Post and distributed island wide in September 2018. The newspaper design will also become a street art installation on the hoarding of the construction of the International Finance Centre Jersey (IFC Jersey) on the Esplanade. Thanks also to our sponsors, supporters and collaborators Jersey Development Company, Cameron’s, Archisle, Photo-Archive Societe-Jersiaise and Simon Crowcroft#masterplan #futureofsthelier,
Making a book is always a collaboration so I like to thank Ania Nałęcka-Milach for help with clever design, Rafal Milach for editing & sequencing and of course my Māori family and friends for being part of telling the story about our ancestral river, the Whanganui. All shortlisted dummies will be exhibited at 11 different photobook festivals starting next month at PhotoIreland Festival in Dublin, travelling to Triennial of Photography Hamburg, then onto Organ Vida – International Photography Festival in Zagreb and finishing at The Tokyo Art Book Fair in Spring 2019. Particularly poignant for me is that my book will also be on display in my hometown of Aarhus in Denmark as part of Photobook Week Aarhus, 04 – 07 October. Thanks to all jury members for selecting Te Ahi Kā - The Fires of Occupation for the Kassel Dummy Award 2018. Fotobookfestival #teahika
Earlier this evening we were talking with Carrie on the radio about our new online campaign to get Jersey residents involved in sharing images, experiences and memories of working in the financial service sector to our Masterplan Project Archive. Interview begins around 2:09:59. Thanks for listening. #masterplan, #archisle, #jerseyfinance https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05x7wl9#play
As part of the Masterplan Project we are interested in establishing an archive where Jersey residents and workers from a variety of professions within the financial services industry can share images, experiences and memories that reflect on working practices across all sectors: banking, wealth management, trusts, funds, corporate, fiduciary, investment, estates management, legal, compliance, regulatory, accountancy, insurance, philanthropy, digital and marketing.
We are interested in looking at any imagery that may exist internally in company records, public archives and private collections showing office work, business environments, employee/staff portraits, working practices, boardroom meetings, business trips, corporate events and CSR activities, or images used in corporate literature and marketing material.
Additionally, we are looking for volunteers with experience of working within the industry either at present, or in the past who are willing to be interviewed about their job and work. This will be an informal conversation arranged at a mutually convenient time at the Société Jersiaise Photographic Archive. All recorded material will be confidential/anonymized where requested and establish an internal audio archive that will act as research to inform further project development. Volunteers are also needed in the future to act as models for the production of new photographic work that involves portraiture on location.
How you can get involved: Images and video can be uploaded to our Masterplan Project Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/masterplan.je/) or you can submit photographs either by email to info@masterplan.je or visit the Société Jersiaise Photographic Archive at 7 Pier Road, St Helier with prints or other relevant visual material.
Still in its embryonic state, my transatlantic project The Seaflower Venture has been shortlisted for the Professional Discovery category. A selection of images will be on display as part of the 2018 Sony World Photography Awards at Somerset House, London from the 20th April - 6th May.
