LOOK Photo Biennial
LOOK Photo Biennial is a photography festival delivered by Open Eye Gallery. Taking place in sites across the North West, LOOK’s programme operates as a cultural exchange both locally and internationally.
The LOOK Photo Biennial is building on from the six week long exploratory Climate Lab which takes place between January and March. Open Eye Gallery invites researchers, artists, academics and visionaries to take over the gallery and use it as a lab space, showing work in progress and talking through ideas to tackle climate change. LOOK Photo Biennial builds upon the research and discovery reported during the Climate Lab, and showcases how photography and visual art can communicate the climate emergency in accessible ways, transcending languages, borders and cultures.
LOOK 22 took place across various sites including: RHS Gardens Bridgewater (Manchester), New Adelphi Gallery (University of Salford) and World of Glass (St Helens). LOOK also existed in public spaces across the North West, such as charity shops across Chester and green spaces across the Liverpool City Region, highlighting climate prescient topics like textile recycling and environmental protection.
LOOK Photo Biennial 2024: Beyond Sight brought three impressive projects to Open Eye Gallery. Looking at stars and seashores, photo prints and urban lights, the artists explore the complex human relationships with nature and use photography as a creative tool for scientific inquiry and environmental advocacy. More exhibitions and events developed with a range of partners will be announced throughout the summer in Liverpool, Salford, Wigan and Cumbria as LOOK Photo Biennial 2024 continues.
