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Josee Pedneault

Day 15 – Vieques

Anonymous. Vieques photo archives. The history of Vieques ever since Spanish colonization is a history of struggle and resistance. Located off the coast of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean, Vieques is one of the United States unincorporated territory, a status vague enough as to open the door for colonial-type of abuses. As a matter of fact, in 1945, the US…
August 27, 2017
Josee Pedneault

Day 13 – Mailboat / Bateau-postal

Being isolated, the St. Kildan islanders developed a unique way to get messages to the mainland. They would craft a small boat-shape device inside which they could place a letter. The boat was sealed using lead-based paste, and attached to a buoy made out of a sheep stomach or other floating device. They would launch the apparatus into the sea,…
August 25, 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 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