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Threads drawn from the past, towards a digital future..., small suitcase of postcards,
book and memorabilia.
 
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Threads drawn from the past, towards a digital future..., detail.
 
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Threads drawn from the past, towards a digital future..., book, and personal artefacts.
 
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Threads drawn from the past, towards a digital future..., family documents.
 
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Threads drawn from the past, towards a digital future..., postcards, detail.
 
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Threads drawn from the past, towards a digital future..., postcards showing front and back
of (top) 'Visiting Aunty Rae and Uncle Lindsay', and (bottom) 'Hot Rod Dad'.
 
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Threads drawn from the past, towards a digital future..., postcards showing front and back
of (top) 'Returned Soldiers, Brother Masons', and (bottom) 'Endings and Beginnings'.
 
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Threads drawn from the past, towards a digital future..., postcards showing front and back
of (top) 'Teddy-Times', and (bottom) 'Dressing-Up and Playtimes'.
 
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Threads drawn from the past, towards a digital future..., postcards showing front and back
of (top) 'Anzac Day, A Family Day', and (bottom) 'A Good Year'.
 
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Threads drawn from the past, towards a digital future..., postcards showing front and back
of (top) 'Corsets and Cossies', and (bottom) 'Farm Days - Sisters and Expeditions'.
 
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The website of reflects the non-linear nature of memory with the home page of the site featuring a chequerboard of visual links to random stories with pictures.
 
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Visit the 'Threads' website to read the short stories: http://www.diannelongley.com.au/threads/threads.htm
Dianne Longley - Title of Book:Threads drawn from the past, towards a digital future...
Medium: small suitcase of postcards, book and memorabilia
Size:
suitcase closed 17.5 x 23 x 11cm, suitcase open variable display sizes
Edition of 6 : signed and numbered, 2005
Brief Description: This book is a combination of a boxed set of postcard images with narratives, family artifacts and miscellaneous family documents contained in a small suitcase, plus a website. The set of postcards (unlike the pages in a traditional book) resemble a deck of cards that have no prescribed order.
The website of Threads drawn from the past, towards a digital future... reflects the non-linear nature of memory with the home page of the site featuring a chequerboard of visual links to random stories with pictures.
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