Exhibition Orbis

20/06/2018

A huge thank you to everyone who came to Orbis last week! We hope you enjoyed seeing our work, and maybe even learned a thing or two!

Also a huge thank you goes out to the people at Paintworks Event Space, who of course provided the stunning venue for our event!

16/06/2018

Today’s the final day to come see our exhibition! Pop down to Paintworks Event Space from 10am until 10pm to see our diverse range of natural history photographs and films!

15/06/2018

It’s been a successful few days here in Bristol, but we’re not done yet!

Come down to Paintworks Event Space and see our stunning collection of photographs and films, and meet the people who produced them, over the next couple of days while you still have the chance!

13/06/2018

This post is by Cherie Bridges!

Cherie Bridges / Small is Beautiful / This photo is part of a larger project, illuminating the complexity, biodiversity and vulnerability of marine life. Structured into three sections: A Life in Motion; A Closer Look; and The Big Picture; this venture explores marine life through several creative mediums such as time- lapse, film, microscopy and photography. Aiming at reconnecting the viewer with an otherwise undervalued ecosystem, the collective binds together creative elements in what can only be described as a reunion - bridging the great divide that lies between our own world and the one that lies beneath the ocean.

13/06/2018

This Afternoons post is by James Etchells!

James Etchells / Ancient Landscapes / Using a range of photographic techniques, Ancient Landscapes captures the dramatic outdoors of the south west of England. It draws on the traditions of landscape photography to explore local history, from the Neolithic to the Industrial Revolution. A variety of techniques, including traditional black and white, colour and infrared, create a combination of realism and surrealism.

13/06/2018

Yesterday’s opening was a success! And we’re here all week! Come to Paintworks Event Space and have a look!!

Photography by Rebecca Witt Photography

12/06/2018

This evenings post is by Sophie Green!

Sophie Green / Cornwall's Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB's) / An area of outstanding natural beauty is precisely what it says it is – an outstanding landscape whose distinctive character and natural beauty are so precious that it is safeguarded in the national interest. With 46 AONBs covering just under 1/5th of the UK, they offer a wealth of opportunities for both people and wildlife to benefit from our countryside.
Within the county of Cornwall there are 12 designated AONB’s and each location possess certain traits and characteristics - geological, historical and ecological, that make them unique and separates them from anywhere else in Cornwall.

The idea behind this project was to capture and beautify the individual elements of each landscape, the very features responsible for gaining these locations their AONB status and to reflect Cornwall’s coastal magnificence as well as my own appreciation for it.

12/06/2018

Here’s a snippet from Daphne Wong's final film, on display at Exhibition Orbis this week!

The Chinese White Dolphin (Sousa chinensis) has been living in the waters of Hong Kong for hundreds of years. The dolphin, which is in fact pink in appearance, is nicknamed ‘Panda of the Sea’, due to its rarity and friendliness. Despite being chosen as the handover mascot in 1997 when Britain returned the region to China, the Chinese White Dolphin’s fate is not auspicious at all. Their numbers have plunged 75% since 2003, and the species was recently uplisted to the ‘Vulnerable’ status in the IUCN Red List. They are facing multiple threats, including habitat loss due to coastal development, water pollution, and danger of collision with vessels.

'白海豚失樂園 Breathing Room' is a 30-minute documentary on the plight of the Chinese White Dolphin in Hong Kong. The film brings to light the research and conservation work that is being done to save them, and discusses the implications of habitat loss due to continuous coastal developments for these iconic pink dolphins.

The Chinese White Dolphin (Sousa chinensis) has been living in the waters of Hong Kong for hundreds of years. The dolphin, which is in fact pink in appearance, is…

12/06/2018

A small teaser for Karl Davies film that will be on show at Exhibition Orbis this week!

Karl Davies / The Landscape of Consumption / The last half-century of exponential population growth, combined with consumer-capitalism, has vastly transformed the topography of our small green planet. The Landscape of Consumption depicts, through dramatic time-lapse photography, these manufactured environments and their perpetual processes of consumption. Via endless cityscapes and cathedral-like shopping malls, the film takes us on a mesmeric journey through our modern, almost dystopian, reality.

Overall, 200,000 still images were created across 3 continents in 20 days to form this 10-minute short.

12/06/2018

With Orbis officially open to the public as of 10am this morning, we are proud to introduce our brand new website! You can use this website to find out everything you need to know about the exhibition, as well as a teaser of what work you’ll be able to see!

Orbis is an exhibition of work from final year Marine and Natural History Photography students from Falmouth University. The Exhibition explores a wide range of topics and mediums stemming from one central theme – the natural world. With works ranging from hard hitting conservation filmmaking to b...

12/06/2018

Come to Exhibtion Orbis tonight at the paintworks in Bristol. We've all worked really hard to get here!