title: The power of possessions: an investigation into the ontology of personal possessions in the context of death and bereavement through the practice of still-life photography
abstract: Focusing on the objects left behind when someone dies, this project examines, through photographic practice, the history of a life as evidenced in the wounds and scars distinguishing personal possessions from commodities. Although photographic practice constitutes the critical centre of the research, this thesis goes some way to providing a context in which the work can be understood. Visual artists and literature relating to objects of the dead have not addressed the issue of materiality direct
journal: UWL Repository (University of West London)