Kia ora,

This semester I am supervising a CoA  intern, Meredith Sim. She is researching  photographs of Japan taken and collected by John Macmillan Brown. Her academic supervisor is  Richard Bullen in Art History.  Her tasks include doing a basic inventory of the photographs (they are largely uncatalogued),   researching their custodial history and context of creation. The end result will feed in to a publication Richard is working on, and possibly a small display in the library.

Meredith will be in MB for 10 hours a week.  Here is a little intro she wrote about herself:

My name is Meredith Sim. I am the new intern working with Erin this semester. My focus will be on the photos taken by Macmillan Brown in Japan. I am in my second year and majoring in Japanese and Art History. During this internship I am hoping to explore the nature of working in an institution such as this and developing my research skills. I am also looking forward to broadening my knowledge of Japan and exploring one of the ways that my two majors can be applied.

I came to University having left high school and worked for nine years. I have worked in hospitality, sales and management but have always wanted to explore the arts on an academic level. I am on the committee for J-Soc here at UC and I also on occasion volunteer at The Physics Room. I am so grateful to have the opportunity to work with you all and be part of the team here.

I will keep you updated on her progress.

Thanks
Erin