As an ex documentary film maker (BBC, Ch4) I’m interested in examining the story behind the picture in my photographic work. For me the narrative is as important as the image. I studied both Fine Art and Photography leading to an interest in combining different media and images.
The image titled ‘Point of no return’ is of a young man who has just completed a rite of passage, a coming of age within his culture. As part of the ceremony he has been circumcised and he wears the blade that made the cut around his neck. He is now considered to be a man not a boy within his culture. It is a point of no return. A change brought about by his culture.
In his hand he holds a can of soft drink given to him by a tourist. Will he return to drinking the abundant water we can see or is it a point of no return, a change to his culture.
The second image titled ‘Silicon and Code’ seeks to draw attention to the large scale consumption of power and water by Data Centres. Not necessarily in a judgmental way but as an alarm for our natural resources. An alarm triggered by the lightning bolt of climate change.
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