Mandy Barker is an artist dedicated to raising awareness about marine debris and plastic pollution. Her journey began in 2012 with a piece of cloth mistaken for seaweed, leading to a decade of research on synthetic waste along British shores. Her upcoming book, Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Imperfections, parallels the work of Anna Atkins, featuring images that reveal the hidden dangers of synthetic materials. Barker highlights the environmental impact of the fashion industry, noting its massive contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and water consumption, urging for a more sustainable approach.
In 2012, I found a piece of material in a rock pool that changed my life... starting the recovery of synthetic clothing from around the coastline of Britain for the next ten years.
Barker hopes to raise awareness of the damaging effects of fast fashion, synthetic clothing, and the increasing amounts of microfibers in the oceans.
The fashion industry is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than all international flights and container ships combined.
Barker's new book is composed as an homage to the work of trailblazing botanist and photographer Anna Atkins, who is thought to be the first woman to take a photograph.
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