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Tea Plantation, Voyeurism #4

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Late 1800s, Japanese albumen photograph, hand tinted.

Purchased on eBay.

Lovely movement down the hill, arrested action, colonialist voyeurism.

by Meg Butler

more in memory, comment

February 19, 2005

04:31PM

archaeology - working on ruin
photography - arresting contingent moments
archaeography - representing the archaeological

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