© Sid White-Jones - Front cover of BAIT Magazine’s ‘Memory’ Issue.
Imagery from my series ‘Dearest Malcolm and Carol’ (2016) is featured within the eight issue of BAIT Magazine, ‘Memory’. This issue required all featured artists to submit works which reflected the theme of memory in some capacity.
© Sid White-Jones - Editors Note within BAIT Magazine’s ‘Memory’ Issue.
© Sid White-Jones - BAIT Magazine’s ‘Memory’ Issue (Detail).
My project ‘Dearest Malcolm and Carol’ fit the theme by looking at the ways in which memories are stored within objects by utilising various sentimental items, mostly photographs and documents that have been around for up to 90 years. More from this series is available here on my website.
© Sid White-Jones - BAIT Magazine’s ‘Memory’ Issue Page 54 - 55. Text and Imagery from ‘Dearest Malcolm and Carol’ by Sid White-Jones.
Each image printed within the magazine is accompanied by an excerpt from the handwritten document ‘Bass, Dianne. Letter to Malcolm Jones & Carole Jones. 22 Mar. 2016. Personal collection of Sid White-Jones’ which acted as my main inspiration for the project. The two printed excerpts read as follows;
Excerpt One - ‘How the years go past now, can you remember these photographs being taken, together with the joy of caravanning? I have been going down memory lane this morning looking at the mammoth amount of photographs of the past. They are precious memories for me, but I do know that when I turn my toes up the whole collection will be burned. Sad but true. So just to jog your own memories, I thought you would like to have them. (especially Malcolm's great moment with Angela at the Red Lion).’
Excerpt Two - ‘I do hope you and family are well, planning your next journey to foreign parts no doubt. Billie & Pete (Terry’s sister) have just returned from a three-week cruise. I did my travels on the sea when I was a youngster crossing the sea from India to Paris, Tunisia, Corfu, so I am not envious of anyone having great experiences abroad. My travels today are making the journey from the lounge to the front door, arriving very breathless but alive. Long may it go on!!! Make the most of your youth and vitality you two, one never knows when the body beautiful will be struck down.’
© Sid White-Jones - BAIT Magazine’s ‘Memory’ Issue Page 56. Text and Imagery from ‘Dearest Malcolm and Carol’ by Sid White-Jones.
The eight issue of BAIT Magazine, ‘Memory’ is now sold out after launching at Motion Sickness Project Space, Cambridge. ‘Memory’ features the work of over fifty artists and writers from Cambridge and all proceeds from the issue have gone to The Whitworth Trust, a Charity for homeless and vulnerable women within Cambridge.
BAIT Magazine was founded in 2017 by Amy Baxter in response to the Cambridge money-burning scandal. BAIT is a termly publication which discusses controversial social issues through opinion pieces, art, photography and poetry.