MANDY BARKER
Altered Ocean

Oceans are essential to life on earth, they cover more than 70% of the planet’s surface, regulate the climate, and supply the oxygen we need to survive. But every year, more than 12 million metric tons of plastic enters our oceans affecting marine environments, biodiversity, and human health. For more than 15 years, the different series of materials collected, depict the ‘ingredients’ of the plastic objects photographed and classified. A long-term project to raise awareness of excessive plastic consumption and the broader issue of climate change.

BIO

Mandy Barker (b. 1964, UK) is an international award-winning photographer. Her work has been published in over 50 countries and in magazines including National Geographic, Time, The Guardian, Smithsonian, The Explorer’s Journal and New Scientist. She regularly takes part in talks and interviews for the BBC, ITV, Greenpeace, CNN. Her work has been exhibited world-wide from MoMA Museum of Modern Art, and the United Nations headquarters in New York, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, and the Science and Technology Park in Hong Kong. She also takes part in key expeditions alongside scientists to some of the most remote places on earth.