Arts / Barton Hill
Sea creatures surface across BS5
Bristol-based wildlife conservation charity Wildscreen have placed their one-of-a-kind photography exhibition Witness the Wild, featuring some of the world’s most fascinating creatures captured by some of its best wildlife photographers, in a maritime-themed trail throughout east Bristol’s BS5 postcode.
Featuring images from Wildlife Photographer of the Year award finalists and winners such as Tony Wu, Audun Rikardsen and Doug Gimesy, the exhibition has attracted praise from local residents and businesses alike. Residents across Easton, Greenbank, Barton Hill, St George, Whitehall and around kindly donated their front gardens for free to host the exhibition stands after a public call-out from Wildscreen.
Audun Rikardsen, ‘Sharing Resources – Orca’
Local resident and exhibition host Claire Shorrock said, “It’s so lovely hearing people walk past, stop and start discussing how amazing the ocean is and how we need to do something to save it. The exhibition is definitely making a big difference in our community.”
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Sam Hobson, ‘Northern Gannet’
The exhibition stands and prints are made entirely from recycled and recyclable materials, and lit by solar-powered lights that are charged throughout the day. The photographs are printed onto recycled fibreglass and printed using a low-carbon printer.
Christian Vizl, ‘Lionfish’
The trail map and guide, featuring a question-and-answer section to fill in on your way around and a to-do list to make your life more ocean-friendly, are available now from the Wildscreen website. The trail, which runs until October 26, takes around two hours to cover on foot.
Tomas Kotouc, ‘Galapagos Marine Iguana’
The exhibition is part of Wildscreen’s free public festival Witness the Wild, which started on September 30 with a nine-day programme of pop-up cinema screenings across the city. The theme of the entire festival is the ocean, highlighting issues such as plastic pollution, climate change, overfishing and illegal wildlife trade, and ways that we can all help prevent these from occurring.
Doug Gimesy, ‘Little Penguins’
Says Hannah Mulvany, Wildscreen Exchange Executive: “Wildscreen’s mission is to convene the best photographers, filmmakers and creative professionals with the most committed conservationists to create compelling stories about the natural world; that inspire the wider public to experience it, feel part of it and protect it.
Mark Williams, ‘Grey Seal’
“Our photography exhibition has been curated with this in mind, with each caption telling the story of how amazing the species it is, why it is endangered and what we can do to save it.”
Witness the Wild photography trail continues until Oct 26 across BS5. For more info, visit www.wildscreen.org/witness-the-wild/photography-trail
Pictured top: Alexander Semenov: Scyphozoan jellyfish/Lion’s mane jellyfish
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