Photographs taken inside the Hobart Historical Society museum, this time of items inside a glass display case. In other words, I was photographing through the glass. This means that all the photos are artsy … because, obviously, it is deeply symbolic to photograph historical items through a more-or-less transparent barrier, that both reveals them and obscures them with reflections of the present. In fact, right now I'm making a note to myself that one of these days I simply must write a whole essay about that deeply symbolic glass barrier, or maybe a poem, and (note to self) hey, I should even make it rhyme! — and if God has mercy upon you, dear Readers, I will lose my note and the whole project will slip my mind.
You can click on the image below to view the whole set.
Oh, by the way, the last photo in the set shows what are probably the ugliest necklace and earrings ever crafted. Although I don't know for certain, they look as if they might possibly be made from human hair — thus at least having the dignity of genuine emotional meaning (no matter how much hair jewelry squicks out modern sensibilities) as well as DNA. And perhaps they weren't
quite so hideous before the strands starting coming loose.
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