An Unnatural Journey
Talk by Mandy Barker
Part of the Responding to Light photography events collection.
Saturday 16 September 2023, 11am - 12.30pm
£8
Venue: MAKE Southwest
Suitable for: Adults
A talk by photographer Mandy Barker with Q+A.
Mandy Barker is an international award-winning photographic artist whose work involving marine plastic debris for more than 13 years has received global recognition. Working with scientists she aims to raise awareness about plastic pollution in the world's oceans, highlighting the harmful affect on marine life, climate change and ultimately ourselves - leading the viewer to take action.
Mandy says: "The aim of my work is to engage with and stimulate an emotional response in the viewer by combining a contradiction between initial aesthetic attraction along with the subsequent message of awareness. The research process is a vital part of my development as the images I make are based on scientific fact, essential to the integrity of my work. The impact of marine plastic is an area I am committed to pursuing through visual interpretation, and in collaboration with science I hope it will ultimately lead to positive action in tackling this increasing environmental problem, which is currently of global concern".
Mandy will talk about her career and her work, allowing time for some questions from the audience at the end.
This event is part of a programme of talks and workshops around the exhibition Responding to Light: the diversity of modern photography, at MAKE Southwest, 16 September - 4 November 2023.
The exhibition will showcase some of the huge range of techniques, subjects, and skills associated with contemporary British photography, including digital and analogue technologies, in large and small scales, 2D and 3D forms.
There is an extensive programme of events around this exhibition, including talks and masterclasses with most of the exhibitors. Please see our other events.
Please note, we have a specific cancellation policy for all events associated with this exhibition due to the distances speakers will be travelling. View cancellation policy HERE.