Exhibition
Charwei Tsai: Bulaubulau
12 Oct 2018 – 20 Jan 2019
esea contemporary
Manchester, United Kingdom
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Mandy Barker, Hong Kong Soup Birds Nest, 2015
Exhibition
Mandy Barker: Hong Kong Soup
12 Oct 2018 – 20 Jan 2019
Regular hours
- Friday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Sunday
- 12:00 – 17:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 17:00
Cost of entry
FREE
Address
- Market Buildings
- 13 Thomas Street
- Manchester
England - M4 1EU
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- The nearest bus station is Shudehill Exchange, and Piccadilly Gardens is also a 5 minute walk away.
- The nearest tram station is Shudehill.
- Manchester Victoria is a 5 minute walk from the venue. Manchester Piccadilly is a 10 minute walk.
Event map
Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art (CFCCA) presents a selection of photographs from the award-winning series Hong Kong Soup: 1826 by photographer Mandy Barker (b. 1964, UK). The series demonstrates in an ironically beautiful way, the extent of plastic pollution in our oceans.
About
Concerned about the unsettling truth of waste pollution in the world’s oceans and beaches, Barker collected and photographed waste debris from over 30 beaches in Hong Kong between 2012 and 2015. This debris, widely referred to as ‘Soup’, 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 to give a highly aesthetic look contradicts the subject matter, encouraging viewers to pause and reflect.
Barker embarked on this photography project to raise local and global awareness of the need for stricter waste management. To this effect Hong Kong Soup: 1826 has been published in over 40 countries and publications including: TIME; The Guardian; VICE; The Financial Times; Smithsonian; National Geographic; The New Scientist; ARTE; El Pais; De Standaard; Wired; Wallpaper*; Fotografi Magazine and the British Journal of Photography.
The photographs are accompanied by a video documenting the project and highlighting the key environmental issues.
This exhibition is part of CFCCA’s ‘Season for Change’, six months of programming exhibitions and events that address and tackle crucial questions on climate change and protecting the environment. It will run alongside an exhibition of award-winning photography series Hong Kong Soup by Mandy Barker.
