Artist Talk: Yan Wang Preston in conversation with Caroline Edge
Wednesday, 19th November 12 – 1pm
New Adelphi Building
Free to attend all welcome
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Dr Yan Wang Preston is a multi-award-winning visual artist and photographer who is passionate about the natural world and our positions within it. She is currently Artist in Residence at RHS Garden Bridgewater in partnership with University of Salford Art Collection and Open Eye Gallery. She has completed many challenging projects, which have been internationally and critically acclaimed, including photographing the entire 6,211km Yangtze River in China at 100m intervals for Mother River (2010–2014), and walking to and photographing the same heart-shaped rhododendron bush on the South Pennine Moors every other day over an entire year for With Love. From an Invader. (2020–2021).
Chaired by Lindsay Taylor, Director, University of Salford Art Collection and OFFSHOOT Project lead, Yan will explore themes of migration and cultivation in conversation with Dr Caroline Edge, Co -Programme Leader of Photography.
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OFFSHOOT is a collaboration between University of Salford Art Collection, RHS Garden Bridgewater and Open Eye Gallery Liverpool and is generously supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. Image: by Sam Parker.