Press Release
Natural Visions - new work by award-winning wildlife photographer, Heather Angel
11 November 2002 - 27 January 2003, Kew Gardens, White Peaks
IFor release: 3 October 2002
An exhibition of work by award-winning photographer Heather Angel makes
a stunning focal point for autumn at Kew Gardens, opening on 11 November.
Natural Visions is a display of remarkable wildlife images, capturing
the drama and splendour of the natural world from the poles to the tropics.
Renowned for her lighting and exquisite close-ups, Heather Angel has captured
many memorable moments on her travels around the world. Seasons, skies
and moods are captured as evocative backdrops to her animal and plant
subjects. Thunder clouds glower over mountains in Colorado, a herd of
impala nervously eye a leopard in Botswana and a giant panda playfully
rolls down a snowy slope in China. An ancient oak tree, encrusted with
mosses and lichens conveys a strange air of mystery, while a group of
bog beacon fungi in the New Forest is a study in startling, fluorescent
yellow.
The exhibition also illustrates some pioneering photographic techniques.
Among these are innovative digital images of flowers, which blur the boundaries
between reality and art. An intriguing study of lupins taken in New Zealand,
achieved by making 30 exposures on a single frame, has transformed the
flowers into an impressionistic painting.
For more than a quarter of a century, Heather Angel has been at the forefront
of nature photography in Britain. She was President of the Royal Photographic
Society from 1984-86 and Bath University awarded her an honorary Doctorate
of Science in 1986. In 1994, Nottingham University made her the first
British wildlife photographer to be appointed a professor. She has shared
her skills through her teaching for many years and has inspired other
photographers through her photography courses at Kew for over a decade.
The exhibition is based on Heather Angel's latest book, Natural Visions,
published by Collins and Brown. The book is available from Kew's shops
at Victoria Gate and White Peaks.
Kew also publishes a special reprint of Heather Angel'‚s book, Kew:
a World of Plants, available from mid-December at Kew's shops.
Heather Angel gives an illustrated talk on her work, entitled Wildlife
Photography- A Dream Job? on 20 November 2002 at 7.00pm. Tickets are £5.00,
available in advance on 020 8332 5626 or by e-mailing adulted@kew.org.
Natural Visions is open from 9.30am to 4.00pm daily at White Peaks, The
Space, Kew"s contemporary exhibition gallery and event space. For
details about visiting Kew phone 020 8332 5655 or check out Kew's website
at www.kew.org. Entry is £6.50 for adults, £4.50 for concessions.
Children of 16 and under are admitted free.
For further information, interviews with Heather Angel and images please
contact Hannah Rogers or Claire Hyde on 020 8332 5607/5619 (NB/ media
enquiries only; not for publication). Images are available to download
from http://www.papicselect.com
For further Press information please contact:
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Kew: Public Relations Tel: +44 (0)20 8332 5607/5619 |
Wakehurst Place: Public Relations Tel: +44 (0)1444 894018 |
