What a week at the Aldeburgh South Lookout. Lots of people came through the door, saw our installations and revealed much about themselves, giving us much to think about.
And I photographed some of the Broken Memory Series on Aldeburgh Beach. More here
Lots of visitors are coming to the show curated by Eileen Haring Woods at the Aldeburgh Lookout on the beach. There are souvenirs from 150 years ago and more recent ones, that include a gilded moustache mug, the dancing Statue of Liberty and snowglobes. The map room is at the top of the tower and Bill Jackson’s installation takes a virtual world tour. Deborah’s series of ceramics reveal her interpretation of the sea’s waves hitting the shore.
We are open until Sunday afternoon, 21 August. More information from Aldeburgh Beach Lookout
A new edition of Victoria, by Deborah Jaffé, was published by Andre Deutsch on 11 August. First published in 2001 for the centenary of Queen Victoria’s death, this is the fourth edition. The edition coincides with the forthcoming ITV programme, Victoria. Illustrated throughout, in full colour, it places Queen Victoria in the context of the enormous social, political and industrial changes of the 19th century. See more about Victoria here.
Hardcover, 192 pages. ISBN-10: 023300497. ISBN-13: 978-0233004976. £16.99
An hour spent on the Thames Beach by London Bridge revealed a plethora of ceramic finds, including Roman and Medieval pieces; terracotta roof tiles charred by the Fire of London; parts of Hanseatic storage jars; decorated tin glaze ware and clay pipes. It was a busy time and we had to leave quickly when the tide came in.
Getting the pots ready for SOUVENIR, Aldeburgh: Memory as Object. A new artwork by Eileen Haring Woods with Deborah Jaffé and Bill Jackson.
Aldeburgh Beach Lookout, Aldeburgh IP15 5BS, Suffolk
15 – 21 August 2016
September’s issue of Newcomen Links will include full reports of the Summer Meeting in Dublin. These include the fantastic Diving Bell in Dublin Port. Devised by Bindon Blood Stoney in the 1880s it was essential for the building of the deep water docks. It stands on the quay side, close to where it was used.
Following the successful talk on Frank Hornby and Meccano to the Newcomen Society at MOSI Manchester; Portsmouth and the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh; Deborah is pleased to be repeating it in Newcastle and London in 2017. Further information here.
A new artwork by Eileen Haring Woods
with Deborah Jaffé and Bill Jackson
Aldeburgh Beach Lookout, Aldeburgh IP15 5BS, Suffolk
15 – 21 August 2016 Continue reading SOUVENIR, Aldeburgh: Memory as Object
Listen to Deborah discuss the inventions of the ingenious Sarah Guppy on Today, BBC Radio 4 here.
