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Trent Parke: The Christmas Tree Bucket
The Christmas tree Bucket is a collection of suburban Australian Christmas photogrpahs taken by Magnum photographer, Trent Parke. I went to a lecture given by Trent Parke about this collection and other works a few years back when the exhibition was current.
The story behind the above photograph goes, Trent came home ‘unwell’ around Christmas time and proceeded to throwup iinto a bucket he found in the laundry. When his mother-in-law cried out “don’t use that one! It’s the Christmas tree bucket” Trent cried to his wife to get the camera. The above is her photograph and the bleow are the rest of the collection Trent took out of that moment.
This is Christmas at its darkest. Ausralian gothic in Adelaide suburbia.
Enjoy.
For more images, take a look at The Christmas Tree Bucket #2 here.
Lisa Thatcher 
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Lisa,
I’m delving into self publishing, and at the very least, putting myself out there on the web. I have a short story called FOR CLOSURE and would love to use your naked Christmas tree for it. The story is a comic suburban tale of an eviction gone wrong.
Graeme
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Good luck with your efforts Graeme!
I would love to grant you the right to use the image, but it is not my image to give you. It belongs to Trent Parke, and you would have to contact the gallery or him direct in order to be able to use the image.
I wish you all the best! Thanks so much for your comments.
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