Author Archives: Bridget Macklin

I am an artist working in the field of ceramics creating fragile porcelain pieces which are inspired by the environment or by peoples relationships with the environment and with each other and which often incorporate finds to support their narrative.

Future Fossils Chapter 8 – The Pin.

I really appreciate the comments that people have sent me – largely privately – about this project. I think that the way we dispose of things we no longer have need of is a huge topic and one which needs to be addressed. By re-imagining our waste through the eyes of the archaeologists of the future, I hope that I have just made people stop and think.

Here is the link to the final chapter – but this is not the end. Keep watching for updates on a very exciting development later in the year!

What is this piece of metal? Why was it lying on a beach?

Future Fossils, Chapter 7 – The Barrow.

Well, last week’s post caused a bit of a stir! There has been a conversation going on, mostly on my Instagram account, about whether it is responsible to post an image of a swastika. I am delighted with this controversy – it is exactly my point. We make up stories about things, we think we have all the answers, but out knowledge is of a fleeting moment. The connection between this symbol and Nazi atrocities is very short lived in the history of the human race and yet it colours our judgement entirely. So should I have posted it or not? Did I need to put a health warning on it? I would be interested in your opinions.

In the meantime, here is chapter 7.

Image by Andrea Cradduck.