Andrew Gilbert
Causality
I describe my practice as ‘orthogonal to the canonical definition of climate photography’. I’m interested in the underlying human causes of climate change rather than the evidence proving it is real which, at this point, is well established. This inevitably connects to ideas of people, place and culture. In the West, we are conditioned to consume by capitalist ideals - with devastating consequences to our environment. I seek to draw attention to this through the transformations we enact on the land. In Causality, I explore our individual responsibility for climate change asking; should we be demanding action or acting ourselves? As Bertrand Russel said in 1946, “the difficulty is to persuade the human race to acquiesce in its own survival”.
Gemma Briggs • Ed Clews • Emma Davies • Raquel Ferreirinha • Chris Finnegan • Andrew Gilbert • Kit Hargreaves • Sinead Le Blond • Yammie Pang • Ian Robson • Rebecca Sheil • Dave Tipper • Iris Tusa • Sue Vaughton •
University of Brighton
MA Photography
Falmouth University
MA Photography (Online)
University for the Creative Arts Farnham
MFA Photography
Nottingham Trent University
MA Photography
Royal College of Art
MA Photography