Discover how London-based photographer Zarina Holmes, transformed her photography meditation project, After the Rain, into sustainability initiative at GLUE Studio. The talk will highlight how she constructed the narrative via self-publish magazine, which led to collaborations with like-minded organisations. Suitable for creatives, designers, photographers and activists who wish explore workable solutions on the ground.
During the 2021 pandemic lockdown, I discovered two important things – I’m a gifted amateur gardener and a prolific accumulator of rubbish from my home shopping activities.
Two years earlier at HF Arts Festival in London, I presented my photography project, After the Rain, which discussed recycling waste export issues and its impact on my seaside home in Lumut and Pangkor Island. I thought we’d made a great progress towards sustainability, until the Covid19 pandemic hit.
I was forced to turn the lens onto my shrunken life in London during the travel restriction period. Between contemplations, I planted and harvested homegrown flowers throughout spring and summer. Then I photographed them in upcycled bottles against packaging wastes, acknowledging the fact that I’m both the creator and destroyer of my own environment.
This talk will highlight:
- How my photography observations compelled me to take action by using my design skill to explore sustainable solutions and close the loop by applying reusable philosophy and using print-on-demand.
- How I constructed my story narrative in the form of self-publish magazine to add value to my work, which led to collaborations with my local London council and like-minded organisations.
After the Rain: From photographic meditation to sustainability action.
A talk by Zarina Holmes
Event: Exposure+ Photo 2022, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Date: 12 March, 2022
Info: https://www.exposureplusphoto.com
Register: here
About Zarina Holmes:
Zarina Holmes is Creative Director and Founder of GLUE Studio, an award-winning creative agency based in London, United Kingdom. She’s also a photographer and educator, who had created photography programmes for organisations such as City Academy UK, Apricity London, The British Council and Warna Workshops. Her photography assignments covered fashion weeks in the UK and Uzbekistan, fashion e-commerce, travel publications and corporate sector.
Zarina graduated with an MA in Design from Middlesex University, London and BA in Graphic Design from UiTM, Shah Alam. Her photography fieldwork, After the Rain, is based between her riverside home in London and seaside home near Pangkor Island. The project informs her sustainable design effort at GLUE Studio.
After The Rain 