PASSAGES OF INSCRIPTION

• Published in: Photographies Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 63 - 80
• Main Author: Trangmar, Susan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 02.01.2019; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Artistic expression; Cemeteries; Closures; Collective memory; Contemporary art; Continuous production; Engraving; Erosion; Experimental films; Inscriptions; Personal experiences; Photography; World War I; England

"Passages of Inscription" arises from the film "UNFOUND", commissioned to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme which took place during the First World War in 1916. My concern in the making was how my approach to such a historically burdened subject could avoid the closur...