During my time a a lecturer of art and design at an East midlands college it was decided that the college building was no longer a suitable space for teaching art, design and technology. During the transitional period before moving into a new bespoke building for art and design we the staff had a lot of equipment to sort before moving it over.
It was during one these sort out is when discovered an old dusty cardboard tray with around 300+ projection slides. Many of these slides depict different areas relevant to Hinckley which was famed with it's rich history or hosiery and textiles, the college was originally a centre of education for it's surrounding factories and businesses.
I have had these slides in my possession now from about 2010 and have been itching to do something with them. Many of these slides show the complex mechanisms used in modern weaving and the types of weaves they create. some show the contemporary interior designs from 60 years ago.
I have devised a way of photographing these slides onto my Iphone as a visual record of these slides and what they represent. The BLPA is a visual blog recording these slides. I have also thrown in a few experiments with photography, audio and video.
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