The Photo Jewellery collection held at The John Rylands Library is an interesting, thought provoking insight into culture and identity. We are pleased to announce the collection can now be viewed on Manchester Digital Collections.
I became interested in the symbols, the designs chosen, and what that says about the person to whom the seal belong?
During my 13 or so years at the Rylands, I’ve had the chance to see truly mind blowing things across our entire collections.
As a practicing artist alongside my role as a photographer, I’m interested in the aesthetic qualities and life cycles of objects.
Working from home has given us the opportunity to delve deeper into our image processing software.
Each member of the team has reinterpreted the collections in a creative way of their choice. The results are a real treat…