Change Is Coming: An exhibition by Sandwell College Photography students
Change is Coming invited Sandwell College Photography students to consider their relationship with nature and how they might find solace in a patch of green.
The exhibition title Change Is Coming was inspired by the words of the students and their eagerness to see change in how the environment is treated and cared for.
This page documents some of the photographs and words of the Level 3 Photography students ((Rebecca Aldridge, Noah Banks, Rylee Butler, Samuel Edwards, Holly Hill, Kashaylah Jarvis, Ben Keeling, Jaiden McBean, Namita Ram, Yasmin Robinson, Tesheena Solomon and Madison Warren-White).
Ben
My photographs capture moments in West Bromwich High Street that I have found visually interesting. I enjoy taking close up personal shots, making my images more intriguing and open to interpretation.
Holly
I enjoy photographing natural forms and my journey along West Bromwich High Street sought out colour and shape. I find the complexity of shape, form and colour fascinating and this forms the main focal point within my photographs.
Madison
Everyday objects and the banal, things and items often over looked, I found interesting to photograph and through my images I try to elevate them to make them more interesting to the viewer. Walking down West Bromwich High Street I have provided a glimpse into the everyday items so often overlooked as we go about our busy daily lives.
Namita
I have approached my photography of West Bromwich High Street through exploring different photographic techniques. In doing so I have strived to make the familiar and everyday visually more interesting and hopefully made the viewer look at the High Street from a different perspective.
Noah
My photographs are close details of nature, they look at the complexity of form, and how fragile nature can be and how it manages to survive in what can be the chaotic nature of a typical British High Street.
Samuel
In my photography I have taken close up images that explore shape, form and texture, with each image capturing elements of growth, resilience and decay. The close-up nature of my photography adds ambiguity with the intention of making the viewer question what he is seeing.
Rebecca
I have explored different views of the High Street, I have been influenced by the way people complain about how boring West Bromwich High Street looks, but if you look around you, be observant, you can find perspectives that make it look more interesting.
Rylee
Rylee explores abstract shapes, forms and textures of the High Street, the juxtaposition of angles, colours and form create unique perspectives and ways of seeing the everyday in a different light.
Kashaylah
My photographs look at aspects of pollution with in the environment around us, the detritus in the tree shows neglect, whilst the nodules on the tree are typical of tree growth in an area subject to high vehicle use and pollution. These two images are juxtaposed against Crocus in spring and the hope of change for the future.
Jaiden
I have explored the complex details of natural objects, found whilst exploring the High Street, things we see but don’t actually look at in detail, taking time to see their detail and beauty. The close-up details of shape, form, texture and colour makes use look at these everyday forms in away a different way, making us stop and pause and hopefully admire the beauty of the world around us.
Yasmin
I have selected three outstanding images that capture people going about their everyday lives in West Bromwich High Street. My photographs approach this from different perspectives of someone living in West Bromwich.