The Media of Mediumship Project: Spiritualism, Photography and the Search for Ectoplasm

The Media of Mediumship Project: Spiritualism, Photography and the Search for Ectoplasm
In this talk, award-winning photographer Shannon Taggart discusses the history of spirit photography and its influence on her own documentary work with the Lily Dale Spiritualist Assembly, recently published in her Fulgur Press book Séance. An artist based in St. Paul, MN, Taggart’s photographs explore the intersection between photography, and the representation of belief. Her work has been exhibited and featured internationally, including within the publications TIME, New York Times Magazine, Discover, and Newsweek. It has been recognized by Nikon, Magnum Photos and the Inge Morath Foundation, American Photography and the Alexia Foundation for World Peace. Taggart’s monograph, SÉANCE, was listed as one of TIME magazine’s ‘Best Photobooks of 2019.

The talk is being produced in collaboration with the Science Museum Group + Senate House Library in London, as part of ‘The Media of Mediumship: Encountering the Material Culture of Modern Occultism in Britain’s Science, Technology, and Magic Collections.’ The project aims to transform understandings of the relationship between science, technology, and unorthodox forms of spiritual belief in modern Britain. Find out more here.

Just a quick note to say that I will be doing an online presentation on Wednesday, June 30th @ 2pm EST / 6PM UK. Registration is free here