Commissions
COMMISSIONS
Selected commissioned images include work for;
National Geographic - ‘Planet or Plastic?’
Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. These images were commissioned for National Geographic Magazine.
WeTransfer - Union of Concerned Photographers
Images for the campaign series ‘Planet in Crisis’. “It’s one thing to know that the planet is in crisis. It’s another to see what that looks like”. WeTransfer’s Union of Concerned Photographers uses the power of photography to underline the urgency of environmental concerns.
Greenpeace - Beluga II
Image commissioned as part of the ‘Beluga II’ ship’s expedition and scientific journey around the Inner Hebrides, Scotland, investigating the impact of ocean plastic pollution on some of the UK’s most beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Created to raise awareness and focus on plastic pollution and the possible ways to prevent it.
IKEA - ‘Lost At Sea’
Ikea Art Event 2016 - Image 'Lost At Sea' - Mandy Barker invited as one of 11 contemporary artists from around the world to create a limited edition image and poster to be sold in Ikea stores globally.
Marine plastic debris was recovered from six different continents and six different oceans around the world, and arranged on a black background to represent this hidden world of plastic under the sea.
“Taking part in this event has made it possible for people around the world to buy an image of my work, and in doing so connect a wider audience with the issue of marine plastic. Displaying the poster in their homes will hopefully stimulate discussion and lead to further awareness”.
British Council - ‘DIP Sea KISS’
New image and workshop in collaboration with Emerging Islands, a coastal-based arts organisation and residency in the Philippines highlighting environmental issues through art and community.
Toothbrushes recovered from around the world – including; Hawaii, Cuba, Hong Kong, Lanzarote, Croatia, Greece, and the British Isles.
Commission by WeTransfer – Union of Concerned Photographers UCP
Bases of single-use plastic cups.
Commission by WeTransfer – Union of Concerned Photographers UCP
Smartie sweet lids recovered from shorelines around the world after ceasing production in February 2005. Letters on the lids spell messages from the sea.
Commission by WeTransfer – Union of Concerned Photographers UCP
Recovered plastic cotton bud sticks - ban to come into force by 2021.
Commission by WeTransfer – Union of Concerned Photographers UCP
Knotted and folded crisp bags (title taken from text visible on the printed bags).
Commission by WeTransfer – Union of Concerned Photographers UCP
Washing up on European beaches since early 2014, after they spilled off a ship during an Atlantic storm.
Over time the cartridges break down into microplastics smaller enough for animals to digest.
Commission by National Geographic Magazine
Among the five trillion bits of plastic floating around the ocean are curlicues – plastic shavings from various drilling processes.
Commission by National Geographic Magazine
More than 3,000 caps recovered by public around the world to represent the ubiquity of ocean plastic – some from the stomachs of Albatross,
and some with creatures living inside them, (title taken from print on central cap).
Commission by National Geographic Magazine
Created from marine plastic recovered from beaches and islands around the Inner Hebrides in Scotland as part of the Beluga II expedition. Details in VOYAGE section of website. Commission by Greenpeace
Marine plastic debris recovered from six different continents, and six different oceans, to represent the hidden world of plastic under the sea.
Commission by Ikea
276 Pieces of plastic recovered from the stomach of ONE 90 day old Albatross chick from the Island of Midway, 2012
Individual plastic objects recovered from the stomachs of several Albatross chicks from the island of Midway, 2012 (includes Cyan inkjet cartridge)
‘Ending Ocean Plastic through the Lens of Change’ - educating and elevating the cause through artistic expression.
Marine plastic debris footballs recovered from Greta Beach, Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean.
(How can we be HAPPY or experience JOY when we see the TIDE, CLOSE-UP?)
Highlighted faces on plastic sachets represent the waste crisis in the Philippines, portraying a contradiction between people’s livelihoods and the scale of plastic pollution within their communities.
Commissioned by the British Council Philippines