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A family album
About this part of the exhibition
This section of the exhibition traces resemblances through generations of one family. The photos are all taken from the family album of Harry and Ruth.
Family albums are rich resources full of resources. Pictures are usually put in date order which can make resemblances that occur over time difficult to spot, because likenesses between people in different generations are sometimes strongest when those people were the same age.
It is interesting to ask ourselves how much photographs can tell us about resemblances and family connections. What else do we need to know about the family and their lives to understand the relationships? If we can see a strong resemblance between family members, what do we think that means. Usually there are stories in families, and sometimes arguments, about who resembles who and what it means!
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About Charlie Meecham and Kate Mellor
Images in this section are produced by Charlie Meecham and Kate Mellor.
Charlie Meecham is a landscape photographer originally from Oxfordshire and now settled in West Yorkshire. He teaches at Bradford University and works on projects for exhibitions. He is the co-ordinator for The Bradford Grid Project, a pro-am collaboration of photographers living or working in Bradford.
Kate Mellor is a photographer and lecturer based in West Yorkshire. Her work has been published and exhibited widely in the UK and internationally. Her most recent work is "High Rise HomeWorks" made while on a research fellowship in Slovakia with The International Photography Research Network. She has lectured at many UK universities and colleges and has been a speaker at a number of international conferences.
