Martin Toft

Before I leave Dominica for Barbados I want to share two more images linked with Soufrière Estate in St Lucia. Read more on my blog here. martintoft.com/blog/2024/8/8/…

Read my first Dispatch from the Caribbean that links an old photograph made in Jersey by John Brodie showing a white man, his daughter and two black servants with a sugar plantation named Soufrièrè Estate in St Lucia. martintoft.com/blog/2024/7/31…

In collaboration with @13thparish & @Soc_Jersiaise we’re presenting special screening of films & talks tomorrow 6pm at SJ exploring historic links between Jersey & Gaspé in Canada, centered on salt cod trade. Event will feature The Seaflower Venture and two short archive films

It's final week of The CI Cont Art Show produced by @ArtforGuernsey, @ArtHouseJersey & @LesChampsLibres Thx to all who collaborated with me in making The Seaflower Venture @DeanConradUK, Sam Hills and John Henry Falle youtu.be/lGKbXpV_o58?si…

Last Thurs plenty of visitors in Gsy came to opening of The Contemporary Art Show produced by @ArtforGuernsey and @ArtHouseJersey in assn with @LesChampsLibres Thanks to @DavidUmmels, Jockathon Pettitt, James Tyson, Katherine Wood and everyone involved in organising this event

Installation of my new short film The Seaflower Venture and a selection of images from Entrepôt before the opening of The Channel Islands Contemporary Art Show in Guernsey produced by @ArtHouseJersey and Art for Guernsey in association with @LesChampsLibres

A few days to see The CI Cont Art Show at Capital House b4 it will travel to Gsy. Short clip from The Seaflower Venture exploring a sea voyage of a ship visiting markets in Italy Script: @DeanConradUK Sound: @sam_heimdallaudio Narration: @thestorybeast youtu.be/Fi0WS5fMgEw?si…

The Seaflower Venture currently showing at The Channel Islands Contemporary Art Show ⁦@ArtHouseJersey⁩ at Capital House in association with ⁦@ArtforGuernsey⁩ and ⁦⁦@LesChampsLibres⁩ #seaflowerventure #entrepot instagram.com/reel/C3FtZavt6…

Production of my new film The Seaflower Venture was supported by a Development Grant from @ArtHouseJersey & involved collaboration with script editor @DeanConradUK, sound designer Sam Hills and John Henry Falle who provided the narration of a re-imagined Charles Robin

Last Thursday we were ready to open the exhibition & welcome visitors to The Channel Islands Contemporary Art Show at Capital House, SH hosted by @arthousejersey in partnership with @artforguernsey & @LesChampsLibres The installation featuring my new film, The Seaflower Venture

Interview with Rod McLoughlin in @JEPnews today about my new film, The Seaflower Venture, currently on show at The Channel Islands Contemporary Art Show at Capital House produced by @ArtHouseJersey and @ArtforGuernsey in association with @LesChampsLibres jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2024/01/2…

Fantastic crowds last night at opening of The Channel Islands Contemporary Art Show curated and produced by @ArtHouseJersey & @ArtforGuernsey in association with @LesChampsLibres in Rennes. Thanks to all friends and supporters who turned up on a cold night in Jersey. #entrepot

Yday I talked to Alison Moss on @BBCJersey about my new film, The Seaflower Venture which will premiére at The Channel Islands Contemporary Art Show @ArtHouseJersey at Capital House on Thurs 18 Jan 5:30-7pm. Do come along or listen below at 1:48:25. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

My new film The Seaflower Venture will premiere at The Channel Islands Contemporary Art Show alongside selection of images from Brazil & some archive objects loaned from @Soc_Jersiaise. Come along to launch of exhibition on Thurs 18 Jan 5:30-7 pm @ArtHouseJersey at Capital House

Really great to have a chat with Lucy Layton (outreach curator) about the research for and reaction to the exhibition. Can recommend the 3 @JerseyHeritage podcasts featuring @Brycchan, Keith McClelland, @MToftPhoto. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jer… 2/4

A trailer of the film, The Seaflower Venture - re-imagining the merchant trade of cod-baron Charles Robin - is currently in production. Thanks to @ArtHouseJersey for development grant. #entrepot

Join me this weekend where I'll be screening a couple of short films, Untitled and Plein-Air I-V as part of Exploding Cinema @ArtHouseJersey Capital House. Both films were made in 1999 when I decided to walk to war in Kosovo from my studio in South England eventbrite.co.uk/e/exploding-ci…

Tonight I'll be speaking about my research and photographic work in Canada, Brazil and Belize as part of my maritime project, Entrepôt at Jersey Museum who are staging series of Black History Month's talk in relation to @loveheritage Trade Roots exhibition eventbrite.com/e/black-histor…

Another happy and successful YR 13 Photography field trip exploring our Island Geopark, @sjphotoarchive and @loveheritage Link Gallery exhibition ✅

Launch tomorrow of ED.EM.05 at @JerseyWordFest followed by panel discussion on the future of agriculture, chaired by @indiahamilton_ and introduced by Minister @KirstenJersey. Book your free place here jerseyfestivalofwords.org/editions-emile