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I found a large bound book of intimate memories of London from the 1850’s; published in 1910. I found the book by searching for key words, such as memory and recollection.

One particular memory details a 'favourite' country walk through a small town on the outskirts of London called Hornsey. As London has rapidly changed over the time since the article was written, I was inspired to follow this walk and retrace the steps of a journey made over 150 years ago; to see what remains of the memory of the small town and how it has changed.

I am inspired by the question of how we remember things, is it a reductive process, foggy, murky, pixelated, or is it additive, accumulative, an amalgamation or layering. In the article in 1910 it talks of ‘Village Landmarks Swept away by Suburban Growth. With London rapidly changing further still, questions regarding gentrification, new developments and the longevity of memory are more important than ever.

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A mail from Shelter, December 1996.

The mail contains a candle, a leaflet stated ‘please light to candle enclosed in memory fo all the homeless people who have died this year’, and a hearting touching letter, telling a story of the death of George, a homeless person lived under Westminster Bridge for ten years.

This object showed humanity of those individuals. I wanted more people to know the story of homelessness, washing up the stigma attached to them, and called out for help.

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In this project, I chose a Chinese dictionary at home as the archive I want to "activate" because I saw some reports about the Chinese character "Yuan" when browsing Chinese social media. In the past two years, there have been some  words about the word "Yuan" on social media platforms, which have attached negative labels to women and created a lot of stereotypes

This reminds me of Chinese characters. Chinese characters with female radicals and words describing women in Chinese characters usually represent derogatory and stigmatization. For example, [miss]originally meant to be a respectful title for young women, but now women have lost a normal title because of the existence of the pornographic industry [stigmatized sex workers]

Language is the material shell of consciousness, and the structure of Chinese characters has a high information density. The meaning of a Chinese character can be inferred through the dismantling of characters and the components and radicals. Through these stigmatized Chinese characters next to female characters, we can observe the era background and female status reflected behind them. As a woman, I also hope to explore the behind from the metaphor of these Chinese characters The story is passed to you from my standpoint, which is the inspiration and motivation of my creation.

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Poster for a Play in 1987, presented by Women's Comedy Workshop, found in the Feminist Library Ephemera Collections in the Bishopsgate Archive. 

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Belonging to the feminist writings late 1900s, I found this poster among other posters in the Feminist Library Ephemera Collection. The collection included posters about reading clubs, group of women meeting to talk, book signings by women authors, theatre workshops, announcement of plays and many more. This particular poster intrigued me for a number of reasons. The illustration by Ken Meharg shows the protagonist, Mummy (depicted as a skeletal figure as well as the mother of four children) holding herself, her family and her house together. It compares her ageing to the dilapidating condition of the house, both needing care. Being a powerful and a strong-willed woman, she seeks to challenge death, confront her anxiousness and fear directly as opposed to resigning to her present, possibly unhappy condition. With the Women's Liberation movement in the 1900s and the rise of the independent feminist presses, this play would have been produced at a time when women took the matter of self care into their own hands, where personal became political. With respect to this particular play, it was not easy to find any information about it online except the year in which the play was produced. The poster seems to be the only memory of such a play. This play seems to challenge the healthcare system in UK and it's possible inability to help women with their needs, with sarcasm and wry humour.

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I came across a black and white photograph of a woman climbing over a fence at Greenham Common whilst I was browsing the Bishopsgate archive. I don’t know why this woman was trying to get over to the other side of the fence or if she even achieved that but this image intrigued me due to its message, the power of taking action. This movement could be characterised as a common movement -not a daily one - and I feel that this image is familiar to me (maybe even to others). Watching this action through this photo, made me think in which circumstances nowadays do we take an action through a physical movement?

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Debris from atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons ; Activities of the nuclear power; the Radiation hazards

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Debris from atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons ; Activities of the nuclear power; the Radiation hazards

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My topic is to let people know the dangers of nuclear radiation, and understand the causes of nuclear weapons, nuclear leakage and other related problems and rescue measures. The magazine has a good explanation of how the element nuclear is made, where radiation comes from and all kinds of radiation. And how long it would take for the world to heal after a nuclear explosion.

There are serval interesting knowledge inside this booklet. It contains 'Cosmic rays'; 'generated radiations' ; 'Fusion' ; 'Alpha ,beta and gamma rays' ; 'the nuclear of the atom' and so on.

The point is Radiation actually exists everywhere, high energy radiations are heating down on the earth all the time. For instance: sun , other parts of the galaxy; rocks, particularly from granite. But human body itself contains materials that emit radiation. Obviously human body has been able to adapt itself and to thrive in the presence of these radiation. But when humans receive large amounts of radiation all at once, cells in the body are destroyed immediately after exposure. So up to now, there is no way to save patients who have been hit by high doses of radiation. All humans can do is protect themselves from nuclear radiation

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I discovered the object when I was doing research on childhood memories and toys. It was interesting how the book was written from the point of view of the doll, allowing readers to view the world through her eyes. Social issues like class discrimination were also weaved into the story. This was evident from how the doll’s first owner had to give her up to a wealthier family, simply because the child took a liking to the doll. I was drawn to this object as it functioned almost like the doll’s personal diary, prompting me to think more about people’s treasured objects, and the stories behind them.

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Draft information handbook produced by Switchboard for use by their volunteers,(c.1987)

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Draft information handbook produced by Switchboard for use by their volunteers,(c.1987)

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Switchboard - the LGBT+ Helpline, was established in 1974 as 'London Gay Switchboard'The purpose of the organization was to provide information and advice for the gay and lesbian community.

The object I chose was the handbook in 1987 from the series archive about London LGBT+ Switchboard which provide guide to their volunteers about how to answer the different types of phone call and offer appropriate information. In the handbook,  phone calls are classified in detail: Silent calls, Problem calls, Coming out calls, etc.  So did the callers: Unemployed and low wage earners, black & ethnic minority callers, Middle aged and older callers, etc. Given the various situation of the calls and callers, the handbook listed surprisingly considerable details that volunteers should pay attention to.

At he first time when I read this handbook, I was somehow comforted from it as the 14-year old girl who wanted to find an answer about sexuality awakening but humiliated by the false information on the Internet. I even started to imagine if I were the “silent caller”in the handbook, how would the volunteers tenderly lead me to talk. I believe that we all have this kind of moment that we don't want to talk to our friends or family but we hope there is someone for us who carefully steers clear of what we don’t want to mention and response to our problems. Maybe we can also be the one who learn from this handbook and become the “volunteer” that always considering other’s plight and feeling while communicating.

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WHAT COLOR IS YOUR HANDKERCHIEF: A LESBIAN S/M SEXUALITY READER

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Normalising Fetishes - Discouraging Kink Shaming

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Normalising Fetishes - Discouraging Kink Shaming

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Because of my curiosity about the term fetish, I browsed this book, and many people must have prejudices against fetish and sadomasochism since ancient times. I learned from this book the principle of lesbian in sadomasochism and a positive interest in sadomasochism. There is a place where pain and pleasure are synonymous, and equally meager descriptions of the ecstasy therein. Is this a kind of pathological? What is morbidity? Is this a minority? Is there no fetish mentality deep in the human mind? I hope to speak up for normalising fetishes and explore the kink shaming in people's minds.

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Micro MuseumsA collection of tiny exhibitions

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Micro MuseumsA collection of tiny exhibitions

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This is a collection of folk, even unrecognized museums and exhibitions, such as lawnmowers, buttons, telephones etc., collected by Dr Fiona Candlin in her research into small independent museums in the UK. The collection includes photographs and various textual pamphlets, etc.

In her follow-up book Micromuseology: An Analysis of Small Independent Museums, Dr Fiona Candlin analyses these archives in detail, showing how the curatorial models, interpretation and visitor experience of micro museums differ significantly from those of larger museums. In doing so, she reflects on the 'large public' museum and explores how exhibits can be brought to life - more alive.

She used the academic way to organise and classify things that would otherwise not be treated as 'academic'. This way of organising also adds a formulaic trap to the 'personalised' mini-museum.

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A leaflet regarding the Borough of Haringey Community Services and Animal Rights group(1982-1984). Archive from Bishopsgate Institute.

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The 'Animal Lover' who won't even ban cosmetic experiments.

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The 'Animal Lover' who won't even ban cosmetic experiments.

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The leaflet was published against animal experiments, especially protesting the proposals from David Mellor. David Mellor-who said he's an 'animal lover'- is the Minister responsible for the Government's proposals on animal experiments. But if his proposals become law it would be a disaster for the animals and a clear disregard for public opinion.

The leaflet reflects the mistakes of David Mellor. What is 'animal lover' mean? Most people say they love animals, but they can't stop eating animals, and sadly, I am one of them. However, meat consumption is hard to compare with animal experiments, but it is still ironic to have double standards.

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This is a newspaper about ghosts that I found in the archives. Because the atmosphere of Halloween some time ago made me curious about ghosts in the West.

This newspaper is a ghost legend about the Thames. Every appearance of him indicates Bad things happen.

Everyone has a different view of ghosts. The believer sees ghosts. What kind of ghosts does he see? The person who doesn't believe see the ghost, so what does he see? I hope to carry out in-depth research and exploration through this research.

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The picture I took at Bishopsgate Institute is press clippings and letters relating to Martin John Cole's use of the film Growing Up and other sex education aids in university lectures, nightclubs and hotels, (1964-1981). Martin John Cole was a British sexologist and sex education advocate. The film caused much controversy at the time because of the explicit images it contained. Sex education in many places is still very incomplete as shown in these materials.
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A pamphlet of Pollock’s toy museum about its history from Bishopsgate Institute.

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The story of Benjamin Pollock and Pollock's Toy Museum - Micromuseum collection

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The story of Benjamin Pollock and Pollock's Toy Museum - Micromuseum collection

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This is one of the objects in the collection of Micromuseum by Dr Fiona Candlin. She defines small and independent museums as Micromuseums. I think micromuseums are outcomes of an individual’s good obsession with certain objects. These museums cover subjects as diverse as lawnmowers, lead mining, and toy. Since it sometimes looks very clumsy due to the lack of a system for ‘a museum’ in every aspect, so it is interesting to read how Pollock, individual, started and the entire story behind the small toy museum with this well-organized pamphlet.

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This is a small portion of the sympathy cards and letters sent to Sharon Grant and Grant's family following Bernie Grant's (1944-2000) death, in 2000. 

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Sympathy Cards sent to Sharon Grant following the death of Bernie Grant.

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Sympathy Cards sent to Sharon Grant following the death of Bernie Grant.

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The "sympathy cards", caught my eye when I was first browsing through the website, were from Bernie’s friends, associations, and schools he worked with, and even from opposite political parties, expressing their condolences to the family.

They caught my attention because of the socio-culture they create, much different from the culture I grew up in. The cards create a sense of collective caring and comfort, giving energy of healing to the person in grief. The sending of sympathy cards links people together and “reinforces a sense of community and solidarity in the wake of the calamity of death.”

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The project “thinking of you” aims to create an immersive experience of collective caring and healing for the people who are currently living in the disturbing environment of the pandemic, inspired by the socio-culture of writing sympathy cards from 20 years ago.

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The leaflet about The First National Women’s Video Festival

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The leaflet about The First National Women’s Video Festival

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This is a leaflet from the Bishopsgate Institute Archive about the first National Women's Video Festival, which took place October 5-11, 1987.
From that time, women start to aware about their power and right in art area. Many women whose contributing to visual culture have often been neglected.
Truth is that today women remain undervalued in museum/galleries/film festivals. I think this leaflet has great significance for women's self-awakening in the field of art.

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This is the last Christmas card created by John Dalby (1929-2017), a British actor, singer, composer and musician. 

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I took a picture of it at Bishopsgate Institute. John Dalby and his partner John Thompson shared their lives for 57 happy years. He made Christmas cards every year from 1980 to 2016, featuring his drawings and his and John Thompson's likeness, often reflecting on the happenings of their lives that year. This Christmas card was created in 2016 and was the last one he made before his death. I think this card contains 57 years of John's undying love for his partner.

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Image from the catalogue "East London creatives and their studio", published by Hoxton mini press, hold and found by Bishopsgate Institute

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Yuri Suzuki, Sound Artist and designer in his studio at East London

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Yuri Suzuki, Sound Artist and designer in his studio at East London

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Hackney, East London, is well known for its vibrant creative community. Jenny Lewis spent four years in and out of studios across the borough photographing a tribe of artists who over time have defined the area.

However, due to the increasing rent and the COVID-19, these local artists tend to lose their studio and transferred to create through cyberspace(online) or at home.

The definition of studio has been redefined since Covid. So, it's a starting point to think about what is now the studio space in post-covid era, and even rethink the relationship between artists and studio in the future.

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From Museum of London & Bishopsgate Institute

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Suffragette Ribbon, Hat, Band, rosette and badge

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Suffragette Ribbon, Hat, Band, rosette and badge

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The suffragettes were members of women's organisations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who campaigned for the right for women to vote in public elections.

Suffragette items in the white purple and green colour scheme of the Women's Social and Political Union. The colour of the suffragettes, Purple stood for loyalty and dignity, white for purity and green for hope.

The feminism movement, which is currently emerging in South Korea, is being attacked by the so-called anti-feminist group.

So, Suffragettes, the national women's movement, can be a good example of changing society as an iconic.

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This is a leaflet published during the #pissofftrump project, which means protesting President Trump's visit to London.

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Beyond meaning, it is designed for women to piss in a standing position. (Fortunately or unfortunately, no trace of being used)

When the paper is folded, President Trump's illustration is inside the cup, literally expressing President Trump spits whatever comes to his mind.

This induces audience participation and spontaneous thinking beyond simple viewing, which is a role I think as a visual communicator.

It contains a humorous yet powerful message because the satire method is reborn with stronger criticism.

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This is a lobster mint box necklace belongs to Mark Andrew Wilkinson, a porter in the Billingsgate Fish Market. He wears this everyday in the fish market. 

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Lobster necklace from Mark Andrew Wilkinson

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Lobster necklace from Mark Andrew Wilkinson

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I bartered my sketches to exchange with this lobster mint box. Mark told me the lobster protected him from the car crash when he delivered the fish in the Billingsgate Fish Market Car Park.