the Red River
Jem Southam
The Red River comprises a sequence of 50 photographs that follows a small stream in the West of Cornwall from its source to the sea. It travels from moorland, through areas of small scale farming, tin mining and urban communities to the tourist beaches on the coast.
The whole river valley and been extensively mined for tin and copper ore over hundreds of years and it is the extractions of water from the mine and its use to crush ore that stains the river red. The work started as a result of stumbling on a tiny red stream while Jem Southam was walking his dog in the area which is not far from his home, and continued over a period of six years.
The work is also intended as an allegorical journey through a series of myths that have historically influenced our perception of the land.
Manchester; Cornerhouse Publications
1989
Softcover
79 pages
First Edition, fine condition, rare
£175
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Jem Southam
The Red River comprises a sequence of 50 photographs that follows a small stream in the West of Cornwall from its source to the sea. It travels from moorland, through areas of small scale farming, tin mining and urban communities to the tourist beaches on the coast.
The whole river valley and been extensively mined for tin and copper ore over hundreds of years and it is the extractions of water from the mine and its use to crush ore that stains the river red. The work started as a result of stumbling on a tiny red stream while Jem Southam was walking his dog in the area which is not far from his home, and continued over a period of six years.
The work is also intended as an allegorical journey through a series of myths that have historically influenced our perception of the land.
Manchester; Cornerhouse Publications
1989
Softcover
79 pages
First Edition, fine condition, rare
£175
Enquire