Exhibitions / Arddangosfeydd
Harry Borden
On Divorce
An intimate photographic study on the subject of divorce.
These images were published in book form by The School of Life.
The photographs and accompanying texts were captured and recorded over two years by British photographer Harry Borden (himself divorced).
The portraits are a mirror that can help to correct some of what we think we know of divorce and pull us in a different direction: towards compassion, identification, curiosity, self-reflection and empathy.
First Drawn
“The project became a way for me to reconnect with my daughter Polly after the breakdown of my marriage.”
Whenever Harry and his daughter Polly are together, she draws him and he photographs her.
The work is an artifact of their relationship, touches on the nature of creativity, the passing of time, the subjective gaze and the ambiguity of truth.
The project started at the beginning of 2019
Polly Borden is a User Experience Researcher at Meta.
Amanda Jackson
Where the Red Kite Flies
The series ‘Where the Red Kite Flies’ by photographer Amanda Jackson focuses on the young people who have grown up at the Lammas Tir y Gafel Eco Village and surrounding community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Taking its name from lyrics to a song written by Holly Young who grew up in the area, the title references the birds of prey that can be seen soaring above the fields in this area.
Amanda has been photographing the eco village since 2010 and, from 2013-2021, created her series ‘To Build A Home’ which was funded by The Arts Council of Wales. This focused on the people living in the community, among them the children who are now the teenagers and young adults featured in ‘Where the Red Kite Flies.’
With a collaborative, sometimes playful approach, this window into a small world celebrates a less conventional way of life, where people have a strong connection to the land. Living in this community is described by one of the subjects as growing up in a state of bucolic wonderment.
Funded by The Arts Council of England
