Paper short abstract:

Tom Skinner is a photographer, filmmaker and educator. His film 'He Lived for Steam' (2022) was produced for the MA Visual Anthropology programme at Goldsmiths College, University of London.

Paper long abstract:

Tom Skinner is a photographer, filmmaker and educator. His film 'He Lived for Steam' (2022) was produced for the MA Visual Anthropology programme at Goldsmiths College, University of London.

The film follows the life of a scrapped steam locomotive as it is restored to working order in the Forest of Dean. Within this narrative themes of family history, community, the archive and memory are explored.