All Outputs (2)

Mass Observation as a relational art practice (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Edge, C. (2017, July). Mass Observation as a relational art practice. Presented at Mass Observation 80th Anniversary Conference, University of Sussex

The visual artefacts and documents created during MO’s early incarnation seem to be possessed of a kind of latent energy which has continued to shape their function and interpretation. In particular, this quality can be traced through the history of... Read More about Mass Observation as a relational art practice.

Creating a collaborative Worktown Archive : photography, place and community (2017)
Thesis
Edge, C. Creating a collaborative Worktown Archive : photography, place and community. (Thesis). Bolton Museum and The University of Bolton

This practice-based thesis uses photography as a method to examine how photographic archives constitute community. It develops a case study of the Worktown photographs, which were taken by Humphrey Spender during Mass Observation’s experimental stud... Read More about Creating a collaborative Worktown Archive : photography, place and community.