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Bristol Photo Festival 2021 – Thames Log
Photographer Chloe Dewe Mathews spent five years photographing the River Thames, from its source to estuary mouth.
The resulting series of work, Thames Log, examines the ever-changing nature of human relationships to water, and will be displayed at the Martin Parr Foundation as part of the Bristol Photo Festival’s summer exhibitions.
The exhibition, which will also be published as a book, is a look at everything from May Day Morris Dancing and university boat burning in Oxford, to Islamic evening prayer and Hindu rites in Southend.
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Chloe Dewe Mathews is an artist, photographer, and filmmaker and her work has been exhibited at institutions including the Tate Modern, British Library and Irish Museum of Modern Art.
The exhibition opens at the Martin Parr Foundation on May 20.
Mud Larking, Putney, 2011 © Chloe Dewe Mathews
Ganesh Visarjan, Richmond, 2015 © Chloe Dewe Mathews
Morris Dancing on May Day Morning, Oxford, 2013 © Chloe Dewe Mathews
Blessing of the River, London Bridge, 2012 © Chloe Dewe Mathews
First Sight of Water, Kemble, 2011 © Chloe Dewe Mathews
Redsands Sea Forts Restoration, Thames Estuary, 2015 © Chloe Dewe Mathews
Mass Baptism, Southend, 2013 © Chloe Dewe Mathews
Bristol24/7 is Bristol Photo Festival’s local media partner. This article is part of a series looking at the festival’s summer exhibitions.
Thames Log by Chloe Dewe Mathews is co-published by Loose Joints and Martin Parr Foundation, who will exhibit the work May 20 to August 29.
Main photo of Coracle Mission, Lechlade, 2013: © Chloe Dewe Mathews
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