If the photograph’s context is explained, fleshed beyond its rectangular peripheries, given depth of field, does it become more powerful, or does its poignancy and its romance fade with minor detail, thousands of little lights cast into the distance, distracting from its acuity?
New Friend is a five-part radio documentary exploring the context behind a series of photographs taken by the artist and experimental filmmaker, Barbara Hammer. The photographs were taken over one weekend in August 1973, on Hornby Island, Ja-Dai-Aich, in the Salish Sea.
Thank you to all of those who shared their stories, memories, and voices for the purposes of this project.
In this chapter, you heard the following voices (in order of appearance):
Barbara Hammer
Florrie Burke
Claire Cronia
Judit...
This show originally aired on Cashmere Radio.
For more info, the tracklist or other episodes visit the show's archive at https://cashmereradio.com/shows/new-friend
