Rhiannon Adam

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]

Life and work

Adam was born in Cork, Ireland and lives in Hackney, London.[4]

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[5][6] 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 It is made using outdated Polaroid instant film.[7]

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.[8] Following delays to the Starship program, the project was cancelled in 2024.[9]

Publications

Books by Adam

  • Dreamlands, Wastelands. Jane & Jeremy, 2014. Edition of 100 copies.[10]
  • Polaroid: The Missing Manual, The Complete Creative Guide. Thames and Hudson, 2017. ISBN 978-0500544600.
  • Big Fence / Pitcairn Island. Blow Up, 2022. With an essay by Gem Fletcher. ISBN 978-83-952840-5-2. Edition of 800 copies.[11]

Other publications by Adam

  • Big Fence / Pitcairn Island. 2018. Newspaper format. With text by Gemma Padley. Edition of 100 copies.
    • Updated edition. 2020. Edition of 100 copies.

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. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Journey of a Lifetime, 2015: Rhiannon Adam. Three Months on Pitcairn". BBC. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Photos. Coulées douces à l'anglaise". Le Monde.fr. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  8. ^ Heaney, Steven (2022-12-09). "Cork woman chosen for first civilian trip around the moon". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  9. ^ "x.com". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  10. ^ "In pictures: Polaroid seaside". BBC News. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
  11. ^ "Rhiannon Adam's revealing portrait of Pitcairn Island - 1854 Photography".