This is the audio version of the blog post 'A Maritime Life Story: The ‘Venus’ Who Rose From The Waves'. It was written by Christopher Williams. It was first published on 25 May 2023. This audio version was recorded by Christopher Williams, who is a Digitisation volunteer.

This is the audio version of the blog post 'Charles Wheeler, Modern Sculptor – The Garden Court Keystones at the Bank of England'. It was written by Jake Bransgrove. It was first published on 5 November 2021. This audio version was recorded by Celia Cockburn, who is a Digitisation volunteer.

Jake looks at how architecture and sculpture cross over and the pressures faced during the creation of the Bank of England Garden Court Keystones by Charles Wheeler. (A keystone (or capstone) is the wedge-shaped stone at the apex of a masonry arch or typically round-shaped one at the apex of a vault. In both cases it is the final piece placed during construction and locks all the stones into position, allowing the arch or vault to bear weight.)

You can find the written version of this post and the photographs and collages created by Jake our blog https://sites.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/2021/11/05/jake-bransgrove-charles-wheeler-modern-sculptor-the-garden-court-keystones-at-the-bank-of-england/

This is the audio version of the blog post 'Why Materiality Matters'. It was written by Aayushi Gupta, who did a student placement with the Courtauld Connects Conway Library digitisation project. It was first published on 24 August 2021. This audio version was recorded by Christopher Williams, who is a Digitisation volunteer.

Aayushi reflects on Tom Bilson's digitisation manifesto and the implications of this on archival projects. You can find the written version of this post and the photographs collected by Aayushi on our blog:

This is the audio version of the blog post 'Ghosts on the South Bank: a walking tour of the Festival of Britain'. It was written by Kitty Gurnos-Davies, who did a student placement with the Courtauld Connects Conway Library digitisation project. It was first published on 15 October 2021. This audio version was recorded by Celia Cockburn, who is a Digitisation volunteer.

Kitty revisits the South Bank of London with her own medium-format camera, to recreate and reimagine the Festival of Britain which once stood at the site. She explains how the landscape has changed, and what has remained the same, over the last 80 years.

You can find the written version of this post and the photographs and collages created by Kitty our blog https://sites.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/2021/10/15/kitty-gurnos-davies-ghosts-on-the-south-bank-a-walking-tour-of-the-festival-of-britain/

This is the audio version of the blog post 'Photographic Memories of Ravello, Italy'. It was written by Muny Morgan, who is a volunteer with the Courtauld Connects digitisation project. It was first published on 27 September 2019. This audio version is read by Will Rodgers, who is also a digitisation volunteer.

You can find the written version with the photographs of Ravello on our blog: https://sites.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/tag/ravello/

This is the audio version of the blog post 'World Architecture Unlocked – our global transcription volunteering on Zooniverse'. It was written and recorded by Faye Fornasier, who is the The Courtauld’s Digitisation, Database, and Cataloguing Manager. It was first published on 26 October 2020 and The Courtauld launched its first global crowdsourced transcription project the next day. 

You can find the written version of this post on our blog: https://sites.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/2020/10/26/world-architecture-unlocked/

This is the audio version of the blog post 'Introducing our New Digitisation Project'. It was written and recorded by Faye Fornasier, who is the The Courtauld’s Digitisation, Database, and Cataloguing Manager. It was first published on 9 March 2017. 

This is the very first post with which we opened the blog, and marks the beginning of the pilot phase. Much has changed since then, but Faye describes the very first days with enthusiasm and high hopes for the future. You can find the written version of this post on our blog: https://sites.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/2017/03/09/introducing-our-new-digitisation-project/

This is the audio version of the blog post 'Yoga Vinyasa Inspired by Paul Laib's Photographs of Barbara Hepworth's Work'. It was written and recorded by Mary Whittingdale, who did a student placement with the Courtauld Connects Conway Library digitisation project. It was first published on 8 October 2021.

Mary was inspired by Paul Laib's photographs of Barbara Hepworth's sculptures to create a yoga vinyasa. A vinyasa is a sequence of positions, one flowing after the other, guided by the breath. This type of yoga invites exploration of Hepworth’s work particularly well as attention is brought to both the poise of the figure and the fluidity of form.

You can find the written version of this post and follow the video which guides you through the vinyasa on our blog https://blog.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/2021/10/08/mary-whittingdale-yoga-vinyasa-inspired-by-paul-laibs-photographs-of-barbara-hepworths-work/

This is the audio version of the blog post 'On The Shelley Memorial by Edward Onslow Ford'. It was written by Alexander Bird, who did a student placement with the Courtauld Connects Conway Library digitisation project. It was first published on 10 April 2020. This audio version is read by Christopher Williams, who is a digitisation volunteer.

In this post, Alexander considers how Edward Onslow Ford's memorial for Percy Bysshe Shelley idealised the poet's life and death. The memorial can be found at University College Oxford, where Shelley was once a rebellious student, and depicts a male figure surrounded by allegorical, mythic, and religious details. Alexander discusses how Ford's work is representative of the "New Sculpture" movement of the 19th century, and reflects on how the sculpture affected the way that Shelley and his work have been remembered ever since.

You can find the written version with the photographs on our blog http://blog.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/2020/04/10/alexander-bird-on-the-shelley-memorial-by-edward-onslow-ford/

This is the audio version of the blog post 'The Hop Exchange'. It was written by Lorraine Stoker, who volunteers with the Courtauld Connects Conway Library digitisation project. It was first published on 22 June 2021. This audio version is read by Celia Cockburn, who is a digitisation volunteer.

In this post, Lorraine uses a photograph of the decorated portico of the Hop Exchange in Southwark, London, UK, to reflect on the changing fortunes of hop-pickers and hop-sellers in living memory. The tympanum, above the doorway of the Exchange, shows an idealised view of hop-pickers, while inside the building the ornate Victorian decoration reflects symbols of Kent, a county in south east England famous for its hop farms.

You can find the written version with the photographs on our blog https://blog.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/2021/06/22/lorraine-stoker-the-hop-exchange/