Mandy Barker

Award-winning photographer Mandy Barker's show addresses the current global crisis of marine plastic pollution.

From accompanying scientists on an expedition from Hawaii to Japan, tracing the debris of the 2011 Tsunami, to a voyage on board Greenpeace’s Beluga II to the Inner Hebrides, Mandy Barker has followed a trail of plastic pollution across the globe. “At first glance, her images are reminiscent of sea creatures and corals suspended in a dark void beneath the sea, but closer inspection reveals a more disturbing reality. Cathy Shankland, High Life Highland’s visual arts curator explained: “The exhibition, which premiered at the Impressions Gallery, Bradford, is the first major touring retrospective of Mandy Barker’s work.