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75th Anniversary of Coventry Blitz, as seen by George Rodger Archive

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Kate

Today marks the 75th anniversary of the Coventry Blitz; this means that 75 years ago Magnum co-founder George Rodger was one of the first photojournalists to witness and report the devastation. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/233027398″ params=”color=1560ab&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]   I was with Jinx Rodger a couple of years ago uncovering her late husband’s photographic archive…

Online communities making a big impact on creative practice

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Kate

So, I went with Jonathan Worth to Lincoln University on Monday to speak to academic staff and students about open and connected photography courses. Something that budding creative practitioners have to tackle is getting work seen above all others. Now in photography, in an age which is image rich, standing out and having an audience…

Accessing Archvies

Posted on November 1, 2013March 29, 2015 by Kate

On Tuesday 29th October 2013, I went to the Herbert Gallery to enquire about doing some archive research on the cinema industry in Coventry. I have been interested in the cinema industry all my life, being a daughter of a cinema proprietor. Coventry was famous for having such a booming cinema industry in the 20th…

Research: Dovedale Cinema, Longford

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Kate

Prewar cinema called Dovedale Cinema, built after 1931, no records in the 1925 or 1931 Kinematograph year books. However, there is an aerial photograph from 1929 of Windmill St, before Dovedale Street was built. 1929 Top Right 1932, Forked road bottom right     The Kinematograph Year Book 1942, 1949 & 1954 Rivoli Cinema –…

#picbod groundworks

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Kate

I am really happy with my ‘nude and naked’ task response. I like the formal set-up of something quite ordinary as I feel that there is something more for the audience to gain, a sort of sense of intrusion and unease. Thinking about this I have had to try and brain storm more ideas along…

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