I am currently working on a project about post-traumatic landscapes – the sites where atrocities have occurred and yet where … More
Category: photography
Hull (again)
The Reckitts chimney stands 141m tall. Located on Morley Street in Hull, it’s where Reckitts, in 1884, began making synthetic … More
Joshua Holt wins Granta tumblr photography prize
occursus is delighted to hear that Joshua Holt, who has exhibited in two of our recent exhibitions at The Nichols … More
Marginalised sexual industries – Joshua Holt
All photographs by Joshua Holt, 2012. This series looks to explore ways in which the sale of sex and items … More
Finding paintings in Upperthorpe
Finding Paintings in Upperthorpe On 11th April 2012, I had a wander through Upperthorpe in order to find some … More
Joshua Holt, Burngreave
Whenever I’ve been out to shoot for this project I’ve used Upperthorpe as a starting point from which I am … More
Brewer, Neepsend
Joshua Holt, ‘Richard – Brewer at Blue Bee Brewery, Neepsend’. Joshua is one of the artists with whom occursus is … More
Pontefract
The sky was very dark but it didn’t rain. We couldn’t find anywhere that sold Pontefract cakes but came across … More
project reflections #23
Joshua Holt, Upperthorpe series, January 2012
urban fauna (2)
There’s a special (and free) edition of Antennae, issue 8, vol. 2 (Winter 2008), entitled Pretty Ugly which predominantly addresses … More