having a whale of a time
Sending a postcard has been a ritual of the British seaside holiday since Victorian times but the convention is now sadly in decline as people share their pictures and experiences directly on social media or send a text to announce their safe arrival.
Using my collection of vintage postcards of St Ives and photographs of the same locations taken with my plastic Holga film camera, I have created collages of the old and the new. The postcard messages – some dating back to the early 1900s – are reassuringly familiar, largely featuring comments about the weather, scenery and having a lovely time!
Digital collage of scanned old postcards and medium format Holga negatives. Image size 10 x 10 cm printed on archival matte Innova cotton rag. Also available as a handmade artist book – see Books page.
2018