"Joy Devotion: A Year In The Life Of A Rock Shrine At The Ian Curtis Memorial Stone. Taken on the 18th of every month for a year between 2009-10 (including the 30th anniversary of Curtis's death), Joy Devotion documents the evolution of death- and of memory. The trinkets, tributes and trash on the Curtis memorial stone is in constant flux, reflecting the ever migrating myth of the vocalist himself- a harsh and glaring contrast to the finality of death. Joy Devotion captures for the first time the year in the life of the rock shrine- existing almost as a destination unto itself. With each visitor, identity, 'memory', meaning and the legacy of Curtis and Joy Division changes and flows- similar to the seasons rotating, the movement in the landscape of the cemetery itself."

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