Rhiannon Adam
Irish photographer
Rhiannon Adam (born 1985) is an Irish photographic artist and writer, living in London.
Her books include Dreamlands, Wastelands (2014) and Big Fence / Pitcairn Island (2022). Adam was one of eight crew members for the dearMoon project, a proposed lunar tourism mission and art project.
Early life and education
Adam was born in Cork, Ireland, and lives in Hackney, London. She attended Francis Holland School, Regent's Park and the University of Cambridge.
Work
In 2015, she was selected for the Journey of a Lifetime programme, run by the Royal Geographical Society and BBC's Radio 4. She spent three months in the Pitcairn Islands, and drew on these experiences to create a radio piece and a book, Big Fence / Pitcairn Island (2022).
Dreamlands, Wastelands (2014) is about the seaside resorts frequented by the British, focused on Benidorm and Margate. It is made using outdated Polaroid instant film.
Adam has also published the book Polaroid: The Missing Manual, The Complete Creative Guide (2017).
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