This is the audio version of the blog post 'Journey Through Materiality – Communicating Familiarity And Distance'. The post was written by Peyton Cherry, who did a student placement with the digitisation project, and was first published on 1 July 2019. The audio version is read by Peyton.

In this blog, Peyton contemplates intimacy in the photographs of Anthony Kersting, held in the Conway Library. The argues that through the digitisation process, which pays particular attention to the materiality of photographs, we need not worry that any sense of intimacy is lost, and that we may bridge distance in time and space through encountering Kersting's pictures.

You can find the written version on our blog, http://blog.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/2019/07/01/peyton-cherry-journey-through-materiality-communicating-familiarity-and-distance/

This is the audio version of the blog post '“The New Towns Are No Longer New” – Basildon In The Conway Archive'. The post was written by digitisation volunteer Ben Britton, and was first published on 21 February 2020. The audio version is also read by Ben.

In this blog, Ben muses on the unfortunate fate of the reputation of "New Towns" in Britain, which were conceived of as utopic communities, filled with post-war optimism. Examining photographs of Basildon, Ben finds reason to champion these "New Towns": they show lively activity and ambitious social architecture, which - with continued investment and care - could still prove to be beautiful places to live and visit.

You can find the written version on our blog, http://blog.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/2020/02/21/ben-britton-the-new-towns-are-no-longer-new-basildon-in-the-conway-archive/

This is the audio version of the blog post 'The Man Who Wasn’t There: portraiture through the eyes of Anthony Kersting'. The post was written by Alia Ahmad, who did a student placement with the digitisation project, and was first published on 18 December 2017. The audio version is read by digitisation volunteer Francesca Humi.

In this blog, Alia can't resist looking through hundreds of boxes of photographs by Anthony Kersting, held at the Conway Library in the Courtauld Institute of Art. She reflects on how Kersting's portraits depict subjects who seem so at ease, we forget the photographer is there and imagine the scene is a reflection of naturalistic reality. Yet, occasionally, a photograph reminds us that there is someone behind the camera, who may or may not be welcome.

You can find the written version on our blog, http://blog.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/2017/12/18/the-man-who-wasnt-there/

This is the audio version of the blog post 'The Oxen of Laon Cathedral'. The post was written by digitisation volunteer John Ramsey, and was first published on 3 January 2020. The audio version is also read by John.

In this blog, John delves into medieval scholarship and folklore to propose why Laon Cathedral, France, is unusually adorned with sixteen life-sized statues of oxen.

You can find the written version on our blog, http://blog.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/2020/01/03/john-ramsey-the-oxen-of-laon-cathedral/

This is the audio version of the blog post 'Winning And Losing – Photographs Of Works Of Art'. The post was written by Lara Drew, who did a student placement with the digitisation project, and was first published on 3 April 2020. The audio version is read by digitisation volunteer Fran Nardone.

In this blog, Lara considers the cultural effect of reproducing works of art in photographs: can a photograph truly capture a work of art in a satisfactory way? And when can a photograph tell us more than the original artwork as it now exists?

You can find the written version on our blog, http://blog.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/2020/04/03/lara-drew-winning-and-losing-in-photographs-of-works-of-art/

This is the audio version of the blog post 'Contested Spaces: Capturing Modernist Architecture In Postcolonial India'. The post was written by Corinna Summers, who did a student placement with the digitisation project, and was first published on 1 February 2020. The audio version is read by digitisation volunteer Christopher Williams.

In this blog, Corinna discusses the "relationship between the aesthetics of architecture and its social function", prompted by photographs of buildings designed by French architect Le Corbusier and his team in the 1950s in Chandigarh, northern India.

You can find the written version on our blog, http://blog.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/2020/02/01/corrina-summers-contested-spaces-capturing-modernist-architecture-in-postcolonial-india/

This is the audio version of the blog post 'Interpreting the Conway Library With BeyondAutism'. The post was written by Sarah Way, who at the time of writing was Volunteer Manager on the digitisation project, and was first published on 13 September 2019. The audio version is read by digitisation volunteer Gill Stoker.

In this blog, Sarah reflects on a day spent with students and staff at BeyondAutism on a creative project using Conway Library photographs. The result was 'a very sensory, sticky and wonderfully original set of collages, all unique in their outcome, all reflective of a much bigger process of coming together, learning from each other and understanding the beauty of diversity.'

You can find the written version on our blog, http://blog.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/2019/09/13/sarah-way-interpreting-the-conway-with-beyondautism/

BeyondAutism is a pioneering service which offers young adults with complex needs aged 19 to 25 “an individualised personal curriculum.”

This is the audio version of the blog post 'A Love Affair With Canada'. The post was written by digitisation volunteer Sabrina Gardiner, and was first published on 20 February 2019. The audio version is read by digitisation volunteer Tanya Goodman-Bailey.

In this blog, Sabrina recounts her visits to Canada, and reflects on how the photographs of Nova Scotia, Quebec, and Toronto made her fall in love with the country all over again.

You can find the written version on our blog, http://blog.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/2019/02/20/sabrina-gardiner-a-love-affair-with-canada/

This is the audio version of the blog post 'On the Wellington Arch'. The post was written by digitisation volunteer John Ramsey, and was first published on 23 August 2018. The audio version is also read by John.

In this blog, John is prompted by a nineteenth-century Conway Library photograph of Hyde Park Corner to examine the history of one of London's landmarks, and the Wellington statue that once had pride of place upon it.

You can find the written version on our blog, http://blog.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/2018/08/23/john-ramsey-wellington-arch/

This is the audio version of the blog post 'Sharing and Caring. Beautiful Damaged Negatives'. The post was written by Faye Fornasier, digitisation project manager, and was first published on 10 July 2017. The audio version is read by Elena Vardon.

In this blog, Faye discusses the effect of time and temperature variation on some of Anthony Kersting's negatives. The digitisation process will capture the details of the negatives, from cracks to speckles, to dream-like clouding. Can we see beauty in the damage?

You can find the written version on our blog, https://blog.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/2017/07/10/beautiful-damaged-negatives/