Return To Nature
Through lockdown and the pandemic, a lot of us have felt our connection to green spaces grow. Having our options for leisure activities cut down dramatically has allowed us time and space to appreciate the landscape around us.
Over the last few months Joe Roper has been documenting this return to nature and specifically Pennington Flash’s impact on its local community as well as visitors to the area.
These portraits and found objects are somewhat a reflection of the events of the last 18 months but what shines through is a sense of peace, and a feeling of connection with the flash. People visit this site for different reasons whether that be volunteering to help nature thrive in this unique habitat or to play and explore in its tranquil environment.
Return to Nature has been commissioned by Wigan Council and Open Eye Gallery for the Wigan Arts Festival 2021. Return to Nature continues with an exhibition of photography by Mario Popham in Haigh Woodland Country Park and an exhibition called We Are Nature by Wigan and Leigh College Students in Mesnes Park.
Get involved by tagging your photographs of your own return to nature by using the hashtag #returntonature on social media.
Find out more here
Image:
Return to Nature 3066, 2021 by Mario Popham
Return to Nature 2919, 2021 by Mario Popham
Return to Nature 3032. 2021 by Mario Popham
Through lockdown and the pandemic, a lot of us have felt our connection to green spaces grow. Having our options for leisure activities cut down dramatically has allowed us time and space to appreciate the landscape around us.
Over the last few months Joe Roper has been documenting this return to nature and specifically Pennington Flash’s impact on its local community as well as visitors to the area.
These portraits and found objects are somewhat a reflection of the events of the last 18 months but what shines through is a sense of peace, and a feeling of connection with the flash. People visit this site for different reasons whether that be volunteering to help nature thrive in this unique habitat or to play and explore in its tranquil environment.
Return to Nature has been commissioned by Wigan Council and Open Eye Gallery for the Wigan Arts Festival 2021. Return to Nature continues with an exhibition of photography by Mario Popham in Haigh Woodland Country Park and an exhibition called We Are Nature by Wigan and Leigh College Students in Mesnes Park.
Get involved by tagging your photographs of your own return to nature by using the hashtag #returntonature on social media.
Find out more here
Image:
Return to Nature 3066, 2021 by Mario Popham
Return to Nature 2919, 2021 by Mario Popham
Return to Nature 3032. 2021 by Mario Popham