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Jason B. Bernard [aka Jason Wallis-Bernard] @jasonbbernard.bsky.social · 1d

Hurry and get your tickets for my talk!

"WISH YOU WERE(N'T) HERE"
Execution Postcards and the Brutality of Spectacle

With Jason B Bernard on Sunday the 19th October 2025 at 1:30 pm

@harbottlestores.bsky.social

londonmonthofthedead.com/tickets.html

#londonmonthofthedead #bromptoncemetery

A photo of an angel statue in Brompton Cemetary London.

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Museum of contemporary Art @mocart.bsky.social · Jul 3

Young woman stands behind men during anti - Shah demonstration. Tehran, Iran. 1978.
Abbas | Magnum Photos

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Benjamín Schultz-Figueroa @benjaminschultzfig.bsky.social · 11d

It really is striking how much they want us to see images of their own brutality. The pretense of being anything but a exercise in violence has all but disappeared.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 11d

Gestapo posting about their work.

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Jason B. Bernard [aka Jason Wallis-Bernard] @jasonbbernard.bsky.social · 16d

Preliminary cover design for my artbook: "Wish You Were Here: The Brutality of Spectacle".

The book will contain graphic images of execution postcards and poses the question: why were these images made into postcards?

#artbook #postcards #executions #jasonbbernard #conceptualart

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Jason B. Bernard [aka Jason Wallis-Bernard] @jasonbbernard.bsky.social · 16d

#zine #foundphotography #jasonbbernard #jenniferwallisbernard #homemadezine #photography #art

Jason B. Bernard [aka Jason Wallis-Bernard] @jasonbbernard.bsky.social · 16d

Picture: Untitled Installation for the 8th International Istanbul Biennial, 2003.

#dorissalcedo #modernart #conceptualart #columbia #sculpture #politicalart

Jason B. Bernard [aka Jason Wallis-Bernard] @jasonbbernard.bsky.social · 16d

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Favourite artist of the day: Doris Salcedo. She describes her work as ‘a topology of mourning’; in each of her sculptures, installations and public projects Salcedo bears witness to life that has become the casualty of a political agenda.

#installationart

Untitled Installation for the 8th International Istanbul Biennial, 2003

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Jason B. Bernard [aka Jason Wallis-Bernard] @jasonbbernard.bsky.social · 17d

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Jason B. Bernard [aka Jason Wallis-Bernard] @jasonbbernard.bsky.social · 17d

#trauma #healing #cptsd

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Jason B. Bernard [aka Jason Wallis-Bernard] @jasonbbernard.bsky.social · 17d

The best books on Conceptual Art. According to: www.contemporaryartissue.com/conceptual-a... have 4!

#conceptualart #publications #artbooks

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Jason B. Bernard [aka Jason Wallis-Bernard] @jasonbbernard.bsky.social · 17d

New article on Medium.

medium.com/@info_jasonb...

When the act of forgiveness is the kindest thing, we can do for ourselves.

I have felt the deep resonating anguish of trauma, of feeling that I wasn’t enough, I wasn’t worthy and ultimately a failure. I have had to…

medium.com

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Jennifer Wallis-Bernard @harbottlestores.bsky.social · Nov 14

Would you like to read an experiment in academic publishing, about #c19 medical devices, fashion, and masking? Then please consider buying my zine, Penny Gush, from the @headpress.bsky.social shop:

headpress.com/product/penn...

Penny Gush fanzine No 1

Penny Gush fanzine No 1 — exploring the weird and wonderful aspects of 19th-century history.

headpress.com

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Dr Beatriz Pichel @beapichel.bsky.social · 20d

What does the future of medical and scientific imaging look like?
Join Dr Savannah Dodd, Susan Kett-Smart, Prof Mark Lythgoe, Dr Chimwemwe Phiri, Georgie Wileman & me as we explore ethics, innovation, and inclusion in image-making bit.ly/WPPPanelTalk
📷 Image credit: @georgiewileman.bsky.social

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Jason B. Bernard [aka Jason Wallis-Bernard] @jasonbbernard.bsky.social · 29d

‘You are worthy and deserving of help’: six practical ways to navigate medical misogyny

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

‘You are worthy and deserving of help’: six practical ways to navigate medical misogyny

Two-thirds of Australian women have experienced gender bias or discrimination when seeking healthcare. Here’s how to advocate for yourself if a doctor dismisses your concerns

www.theguardian.com

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Jason B. Bernard [aka Jason Wallis-Bernard] @jasonbbernard.bsky.social · Sep 14

New article on Medium.

medium.com/@info_jasonb...

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Jason B. Bernard [aka Jason Wallis-Bernard] @jasonbbernard.bsky.social · Sep 12

New article on Medium. medium.com/@info_jasonb...

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Jennifer Wallis-Bernard @harbottlestores.bsky.social · Sep 10

I'll be talking about post-mortems in houses again on 4 November at Barts Pathology Museum. Tickets here:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-good-fir...

'A Good, Firm Table': The History of Post-Mortems in Domestic Spaces

As part of National Pathology Week 2025, this talk discusses autopsies in kitchens, pubs & more in a time before established mortuaries

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Jason B. Bernard [aka Jason Wallis-Bernard] @jasonbbernard.bsky.social · Sep 10

Now on Medium! Hope you enjoy my first post.

medium.com/@info_jasonb...

#medium #agoraphobia #panic #conceptualart #jasonbbernard #article

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Matthew Sweet @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social · Aug 24

Amazing how such small numbers have been identified as the voice of the nation when, for comparison, 100,000 turned out for trans pride last month in London.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · Aug 24

"CROWDS wave flags" according to the Daily Mail caption of this picture

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Jason B. Bernard [aka Jason Wallis-Bernard] @jasonbbernard.bsky.social · Aug 21

New Zine on the way!

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Jason B. Bernard [aka Jason Wallis-Bernard] @jasonbbernard.bsky.social · Aug 19

Favourite artist of the day. Today it's: Serbian artist Marina Abramovic. She has marked the history of art with her intense and moving performances. Like Bruce Nauman, Vito Acconci and Chris Burden, she is one of the artists who introduced performance to the world of art.

#conceptualart

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Jason B. Bernard [aka Jason Wallis-Bernard] @jasonbbernard.bsky.social · Aug 13

Hurry, get your tickets for my talk @London Month of the Dead. Sun, 19th Oct 2025 @ 13:30 - 15:00 @Brompton Cemetery Chapel.

london-month-of-the-dead.designmynight.com.

London Month of the Dead

London's Nightlife Comparison Site. Discover and book online the best bars, pubs, clubs and events in London. London Bar and Club Reviews, Nightlife inspiration and a lot more!

london-month-of-the-dead.designmynight.com

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Jason B. Bernard [aka Jason Wallis-Bernard] @jasonbbernard.bsky.social · Aug 7

Seriously looking for funding for my artworks. Any advice, ideas, websites etc., would be highly appreciated.

#artfunding

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Jason B. Bernard [aka Jason Wallis-Bernard] @jasonbbernard.bsky.social · Aug 7

Favourite artist of the day. Today it's: Jenny Holzer and her piece entitled, "Blue, Blue, 2003". Electric LED; shown vertically and horizontally.

#jennyholzer #ledart #conceptualart

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Jason B. Bernard [aka Jason Wallis-Bernard] @jasonbbernard.bsky.social · Aug 2

Favourite artist of the day. Today it's: Sophie Calle, who is a French photographer, conceptual artist, and writer most famous for her performance-like projects where she plays detective and voyeur, involving herself in bizarre situations with strangers and recording them.

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