Rhiannon Adam

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Rhiannon Adam (born 1985) is an Irish photographic artist and writer, living in London. [1] Her books include Dreamlands, Wastelands (2014) and Big Fence / Pitcairn Island (2022). [2] Adam was one of eight crew members for the dearMoon project, a proposed lunar tourism mission and art project. [3]

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Early life and education

Adam was born in Cork, Ireland, and lives in Hackney, London. [4] She attended Francis Holland School, Regent's Park and the University of Cambridge. [5]

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 [6] [7] 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 It is made using outdated Polaroid instant film. [8]

Adam has also published the book Polaroid: The Missing Manual, The Complete Creative Guide (2017).

In 2022, she was named as one of eight crew members on the dearMoon project, a lunar tourism mission and art project scheduled to launch aboard a SpaceX Starship in 2023. [9] Following delays to the Starship program, the project was cancelled in 2024. [10]

Publications

Books

Other publications

References

  1. ↑ "Photography: Rhiannon Adam's nostalgic polaroids of Margate". www.itsnicethat.com. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  2. ↑ Flynn, Niall (18 April 2018). "The dark secrets of Britain's smallest overseas territory". Huck Magazine. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  3. ↑ Lough, Catherine (9 December 2022). "Photographer chosen for first civilian moon trip says 'visibility' justifies space tourism". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  4. ↑ William, Helen (9 December 2022). "London woman to orbit moon with Japanese billionaire". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  5. ↑ "Astronaut Rhiannon Adam opens sixth form centre at her old school". Ham & High. 2023-03-17. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
  6. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - Journey of a Lifetime, 2015: Rhiannon Adam. Three Months on Pitcairn". BBC. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  7. ↑ Richardson, Nigel (11 May 2019). "Secrets of Pitcairn, the tropical island that covered up a child-sex scandal". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  8. ↑ "Photos. Coulées douces à l'anglaise". Le Monde.fr. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  9. ↑ Heaney, Steven (2022-12-09). "Cork woman chosen for first civilian trip around the moon". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  10. ↑ "x.com". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  11. ↑ "In pictures: Polaroid seaside". BBC News. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  12. ↑ "Rhiannon Adam's revealing portrait of Pitcairn Island - 1854 Photography".
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