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Picture This: Genesis

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© Alys Tomlinson.

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'The Forest as Refuge', Central Catchment Reserve, Singapore 2020 © Calvin Chow.

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© Etinosa Yvonne.

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Eve, 2020 © Vivek Vadoliya.

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© Greg White.

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© Rochelle Nembhard and Gemma Shepherd.

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Alys Tomlinson, Greg White, Vivek Vadoliya and more reflect on the theme of genesis

Looking forward, who will we become? Genesis is a beginning; the origin of something new . New beginnings hold potential.. We are not the same people we were last year as we grow and evolve in a constantly changing world. 

The future is what we make of it; looking back to help us look forward is one methodology of many. The new decade holds challenges we cannot yet see, along with those that already surround us. How we face those challenges, and who we will be when we do is yet to be decided.

We asked six photographers to respond to the theme of Genesis with image and text. Below, Alys Tomlinson, Greg White, Vivek Vadoliya, Etinosa Yvonne, Calvin Chow and Rochelle Nembhard present their responses.

Alys Tomlinson

We take a small fishing boat to explore the lagoon. I am in Venice in September 2019 starting work on a new project. The waves gently lap the sides of the boat, the sun begins to pierce the morning clouds. A stillness and quietness lingers in the damp air. As we approach the abandoned island, rocks scrape beneath the boat. Clambering out, overgrown grass and weeds wrap around our legs. The island is stuck in time, lonely and abandoned, crumbling into the water. We are walking on history. Memories of the past lie embedded in the earth under our feet. I sense a feeling of uncertainty, of being somewhere we shouldn’t. As I begin to unpack my camera, I look up and see only sky. A vast openness enveloping us as we try to record something of the past. To the right, steps lead up to the clouds and a doorway opens onto water, inviting us into a world of endless possibilities.

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Isaac Huxtable

Isaac Huxtable is a freelance writer, as well as a curator at the arts consultancy Artiq. Prior to this, He studied a BA in History of Art at the Courtauld Institute, followed by roles at British Journal of Photography and The Photographers' Gallery. His words have featured in British Journal of Photography, Elephant Magazine, Galerie Peter Sellim, The Photographers' Gallery, and The South London Gallery. He is particularly interested in documentary ethics, race, gender, class, and the body.

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