In this episode Eilidh talks to Dr Luke Gartlan from the School of Art History at the University of St Andrews. Luke's research and teaching concerns modern visual practices in the global nineteenth century, particularly with regard to histories and theories of photography.
Luke is currently pursuing a new research project, which concerns early photography in St Andrews within the context of local engagements in empire and global exchange. This study investigates the associations between concepts of British provinciality and empire through close analysis of selected family photograph albums and archives.
They discuss the early history of photography and its connection to the town of St Andrews - from the pragmatics to the motivations; the work and legacy of Julia Margaret Cameron, and how our experience as makers and consumers of photography today is not so different from the Victorians.
Luke recommends...
Checking out the thematic galleries and the Julia Margaret Cameron exhibition at the Wardlaw Museum - https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/museums/visit-us/wardlaw/
Browsing the Photographic Archive online - https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/library/special-collections/photographs/
The St Andrews Photography Festival - https://www.standrewsphotographyfestival.com/
And Eilidh mentions Potato Head - https://collections.st-andrews.ac.uk/item/potato-head/77613
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