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Josee Pedneault

Day 12 – Bird Culture

From "St. Kilda - The Lonely Islands", Christopher Mylne, 1967 St. Kildans were very much dependent on birds for survival. They developed specialized techniques and skills to go up the cliffs to collect eggs and hunt birds. The cliffs where birds would nest were divided among the different families so that everyone would get a fair share of the natural resources.…
August 24, 2017
Josee Pedneault

Day 11 – Lanyu Island 蘭嶼

Small islands are usually vulnerable territories as the population most often don't have enough political leverage to fight against powerful governmental structures, making them easy targets. In May 2017, alongside a Taiwanese friend, I visited Lanyu Island in Taiwan, also known as Orchid Island, or Ponso No Tao. It is the land of the Tao, a traditionally self-sufficient aboriginal culture…
August 23, 2017
Josee Pedneault

Day 10 – Photo vérité

Today I spent the day scanning negatives from an earlier trip to Taiwan last May. I rarely take photographs specifically for a project. I work by collecting and accumulating images that I take or collect from the Internet, archives or other sources. I usually don't feel the need to stay true to the time, the location, the context or even…
August 22, 2017
Josee Pedneault

Day 9 – Total (American) Solar Eclipse

The NASA TV streaming site kept crashing, allowing for another kind of intergalactic experience. / Le site de la NASA TV tombait constamment donnant lieu à un autre genre de voyage intergalactique.   Monday was the day of the total solar eclipse crossing through the United States. Being in Glasgow, I was nowhere near the path of the event, but…
August 21, 2017
Melanie Letore

Week 1 – reflections and greenery

Josée lays her hands on the map of Glasgow / Josée pose ses mains sur la maquette de Glasgow Hello, this is Melanie Letoré here. I will be travelling to Canada in October, as part of Lightwaves International Residency Exchange Program. I live in Glasgow and come from the border between Switzerland and France, the countryside around Geneva. I spent the…
August 21, 2017
Josee Pedneault

Day 8 – Rare Archival Film

EVACUATION OF ST. KILDA, 1930, John P. Ritchie As I was searching in the Moving Image Archive of the National Library of Scotland, I stubble upon a rare film by John P. Ritchie showing life on St. Kilda, the collect of eggs on rocky cliffs, and images of the evacuation of the island. The evacuation was kept secret until 1979,…
August 20, 2017
Josee Pedneault

Day 7 – Nasir

Nasir drawing a five finger tree / Nasir dessinant un arbre à cinq doigt.   Every Saturday for three weeks, I participate as a volunteer in a workshop for asylum seekers organized by Sukaina (day 3) at the Center for Contemporary Arts of Glasgow. The workshop is around books and libraries and is thus conducive for sharing stories and memories.…
August 19, 2017
Josee Pedneault

Day 6 – No Man is an Island

The book “Island at the Edge of the World, the Story of St. Kilda.” came in the mail today, thanks to Malcolm, director of Street Level Photoworks, who foresaw that it would be in my line of interest. Few minutes into the introduction and I was already fully captivated by the strange and sad story of St. Kilda. St. Kilda…
August 18, 2017
Josee Pedneault

Day 5 – The First Wanderer

Hall of the Botanical Garden of Glasgow. / Hall d'entrée du jardin botanique de Glasgow.   A white marble sculpture representing Cain is placed at the entrance of the Botanical Garden of Glasgow. According to the Bible, Cain, one of the two sons of Adam and Eve, having killed is Brother Abel out of jealousy, is the first murderer of…
August 17, 2017
Josee Pedneault

Day 4 – Iles & Islands

Authors: Emslie, John; Reynolds, James. 1850. From the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection Scotland has 790 offshore islands. For a few years now, I have been searching for an island that matches the mysterious mark that appeared on my back at the age of 17. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -…
August 16, 2017