For 125 years, islanders of Jersey have been reading the Jersey Evening Post. Through their visual storytelling, press photographs can tell remarkable and untold stories, inspire discussion and reminiscence. For much of its history JEP photographers have documented Island life, following the daily activities of Islanders and recording the changing landscape and cultures which have developed insignificantly over time to create the Island we live on today. On Friday 20th November, we went to the John de Veulle Gallery, Jersey Museum to conduct research on Jersey’s Heritage. The JEP’s proposal was that Jersey Heritage participates in the national Takeover Day campaign to encourage children and young people across the country to get involved behind the scenes at museums and art galleries. Echoing the structure of a modern newspaper, this exhibition has shown highlights from the hundreds of thousands of photographs which have appeared over the year, from headline stories, news events, community features, entertainment and sport.
At the museum we had the opportunity to partake in the following roles:
- Curators – selecting the work to be exhibited and how it is hung, writing captions
- Designers – deciding how to hang the temporary exhibition and producing a logo for the blank wall at the entrance to the gallery
- PR – using social media to promote the exhibition and liaising with local media
- Documenters – making a short documentary film or photographing the production of this pop-up exhibition.
ON THE ICE – A DRAWER FROM MUM’S CHEST OF DRAWERS MAKES THE PERFECT MAKESHIFT SLED FOR THESE CHILDREN OUT ENJOYING THE SNOW DURING THE FREEZING COLD WINTER IN DECEMBER 1962.
(PIC TAKEN FRIDAY 28TH DECEMBER 1962)
(FROM SNOW BOX 7, GLASS PLATE 109)
Sixties chosen
This collaborative project has given me a chance to work behind the scenes with Jersey Heritage staff to curate and mount a pop-up exhibition. This has provided me with an excellent experience at museums and art galleries. Jersey Heritage has benefited me from developing a close working relationship with young people and their responses will enrich our understanding and knowledge of the collection.
What effect did the exhibition have on you?
What where your favourite images from the exhibition?
What do you think the photographer is trying to communicate with this image? What is it you like the most about this aspect?
What is wrong with your least favourite image? How do you think it could be improved?
Can you see any revelations within a selection of images?
Here is a link to the photographs of the exhibition from the website – http://jerseyeveningpost.newsprints.co.uk/search/byg/p/u/48/1/jep_125th_anniversary_exhibition_images