Of Shadows: One Hundred Objects from the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic. By Sara Hannant & Simon Costin. Published by STRANGE ATTRACTOR PRESS Halloween 2016
2017 Katharine Briggs Folklore Award, Shortlist
2017 International Photo Awards, Photography Book of the Year, Honorary Winner
"Sara’s pictures are rites of evocation... a radically new and exciting approach to the work of representing the past to the present." Ronald Hutton
"Spellbinding selection" Atlas Obscura
“Photographer works her own magic at the Museum of Witchcraft” The Wild Hunt
“Of Shadows is intriguing. The positioning of the subjects doesn’t detract from their mysterious nature and yet conveys a great deal of objective information. The captions are very informative and help to add to the experience of viewing these unique pieces.” Lens Culture
“Creepy and brilliant” London Review Bookshop
I was privileged to experience closely one hundred objects at the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Boscastle, Cornwall. Through my photography, I became fascinated with exploring how light and darkness define and articulate our relationship to enchantment. I experimented with various approaches and techniques so that each object might assert a sense of its narrative and significance.