The second edition of Bristol Photo Festival—The World A Wave—will open in autumn 2024. Focussing upon the theme of movement, exhibitions will be held across the city’s major visual arts institutions alongside independent and unconventional spaces accompanied by a wide events programme.
The exhibition programme focuses on personal and collective stories of communities confronting societal change whilst navigating daily life. The first confirmed exhibiting artists are: Akosua Viktoria Adu Sanyah, Kirsty Mackay, Amak Mahmoodian, Trent Parke, Sarker Protick and Hashem Shakeri. Each artist addresses a world in constant motion where social, political and environmental conditions are ever-evolving. The full festival programme will be announced in July 2024
‘I believe in photography as a tool to experience the world anew. In a time of multiple crises, we need photography more than ever. I want the festival to be a space full of nuanced and unexpected stories that foster greater understanding of our shared world.’
- Alejandro Acin festival director
The festival has an international focus but is grounded in the city of Bristol. For this edition, alongside the exhibition programme, the festival is collaborating with local residents and port workers from Avonmouth to create a community archive, accompanied by a programme of creative activities. The festival, in collaboration with Prison Education, will present The Prison Mobile Library, an educational photography project across three sites in the South West of England.
The festival opening week will take place between 16 - 20 October 2024 and will include reception events and artist talks across the city. Following this, all exhibitions will remain open for a duration of 1-3 months.
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