Marc Wilson

In this episode of Biblioscapes In Discussion I am joined by Marc Wilson to discuss his books The Last Stand and Travelogue 1 along with his forthcoming publication.

 
 
 
 

Photographed between 2010 and 2014, The Last Stand aims to reflect the histories and stories military conflict and the memories held in the landscape itself. The series is made up of 86 images and is documents some of the physical remnants of the Second World War on the coastlines of the British Isles and Northern Europe, focusing on military defence structures that remain and their place in the shifting landscape that surrounds them. Many of these locations are no longer in sight, either subsumed or submerged by the changing sands and waters or by more human intervention. At the same time others have re-emerged from their shrouds. Over the four years 23,000 miles were travelled to 143 locations to capture these images along the coastlines of the UK, The Channel Islands, Northern & Western France, Denmark, Belgium and Norway.

 
 
 
 

We also discussed a selection of Marc’s favourite books from his own bookshelf…

  • Robert Franks… The Lines of my Hand

  • Simon Roberts… Motherland

  • Mathieu Asselin… Monsanto: A Photographic Investigation

And on Marc’s wishlist…

  • Laura El-Tantawy… In the Shadow of the Pyramids

You can see more of Marc’s work on his website and find him on Twitter and Instagram. Further information about his new project is available on Kickstarter.

 
Euan Ross