Contemporary Art - Season For Change
Mandy Barker‘s Hong Kong Soup, exhibited in 2019, demonstrates the extent of plastic in our oceans, and Charwei Tsai’s Bulaubulau, which presents alternative solutions, drawing on the sustainable practices of indigenous communities in Taiwan.
Photographer Mandy Barker collected and photographed waste debris from over 30 beaches in Hong Kong between 2012 and 2015 for Hong Kong Soup. Widely referred to as ‘Soup’, the debris - including retail, household, medical, and hazardous waste alongside agricultural, shipping, and fishing-related waste – escapes recycling or landfill and ends up in the sea, some of which is then washed up on beaches.
Barker’s manipulation of the images gives a highly aesthetic look, and the end result is a series of beautifully striking images that encourage viewers to truly pause and reflect.
Bulaubulau, Taiwanese artist Charwei Tsai’s first solo exhibition in the UK, features multi-installation, film, photography and drawings, depicting the traditions and customs of indigenous communities in Taiwan, whilst looking at the increasing impact of climate change on these areas, affected by typhoons, landslides, flooding and pollution. Charwei highlights the injustices inflicted on these communities, often caused by neglect of policymakers, and celebrates their resilience and successes in implementing sustainable economic and educational systems, as well as preserving spiritual practices and traditional knowledge.
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