'Lest It Should Fade' project was part of 'Bees and other species' INK Collective exhibition at Wales International Photography Festival Diffusion 2021.
Anna is a founding member of INK collective. Visit INK website
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Bees (and other species): Project Statement
‘Tipping points’ are critical moments in an ecological or social system. Beyond these points, significant and often unstoppable changes can take place. Although gradual changes can be difficult to see, indicator species like bees act as environmental barometers, revealing changes in the health of the natural world. Bees are also vital as pollinators, maintaining Earth’s ecosystems, biodiversity and the agriculture that sustains humanity. Yet bee numbers are dramatically falling: worldwide a third of wild bee species are in decline, and in Britain 97% of wildflower meadows have gone.
Ink photographers each explore a different aspect of humanity’s connections to and reliance on bees and other pollinator species.
Presented through photographic series, moving image and sound, Ink questions the potential ‘tipping point’ humanity has reached within the fragile natural world, considers lessons we can learn from our current state of uncertainty and contemplates the opportunities for action now.
