Altered Ocean by Mandy Barker

A monograph covering the photographic work of Mandy Barker, a photographer investigating the global ocean pollution crisis caused by plastics.

This in-depth research document, published in conjunction with the solo exhibition held in 2019, presents works produced over the past 10 years: INDEFINITE, SOUP, SHOAL, and PENALTY. , Hong Kong Soup:1826, and Beyond Drifting. Copious reproductions of the artist's sketchbook, which are recorded together with the photographic works, give readers a behind-the-scenes look at the artist's thought process during the development of the project.

Barker's photographic work, concerned with the impact of marine plastic debris, has reached people around the world through international exhibitions, educational outreach, and media coverage. Her aim is to raise public awareness of the environmental crisis through the use of aesthetically appealing images to communicate evolving scientific research. The book includes not only a foreword by the author, but also an introduction by distinguished marine scientist Professor Richard Thompson, Director of the University of Plymouth's Oceanographic Research Institute, and an introduction by Liz Wells, Professor of Photography and Culture at the University of Plymouth. The essay "Plastic Oceans" is also included, and it is a fulfilling content that allows you to further deepen your knowledge and understanding of marine environmental issues.

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Title: Altered Ocean
Artist: Mandy Barker
Overlapse, 2019
Hardcover, 202 x 270 mm
144 pages
First edition
ISBN: 9781999446802