Nature Exposed

24th April 2015Parkside P233Birmingham, UK

A fantastic, new, student led sustainabili-ty project, which promises to make a real

change to how we all think about, connect with and preserve our natural surroundings.

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What is Eco?

Student-led sustainability, which promises to make a real change to how we all think about, con-nect with and preserve our natural surroundings.

DA Events started in 2013 as a University group project between Media and Communication stu-dents Andreea Cojocaru and Diana Negroiu. They specialize in different subjects: PR and Journalism for the former of the two and Events and Music for the latter. But their passion for delivering high quali-ty and innovative products has brought them to-gether to organise different types of events, from press conferences to concerts to photo exhibitions.

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Where once stood just an average University room paint-ed in an uninspiring dull grey, now stands a vibrant pho-tography exhibition from inspiring, talented artists that view the world around them in a creative and unique way. This vi-brant array of colours that inspire a look back at nature, at a both peaceful and untameable entity, makes us contem-plate its powerful and fragile beauty. “Nature Exposed” aims to show nature from the point of view of highly talented art-ists with different visions and to raise awareness of environ-mental issues. We aim to make this an annual event, evolving from a photography exhibition to including various other arts.

Artists

Celie Nigoumi ‘My desire to capture unusual and contrasting elements of the architectural and natural land-scape. By recording scenes in which man made and natural elements come together in both dis-ruptive and disciplined manners, I hope to pro-duce uncertain yet beautiful images that encour-age people to really look into the surroundings that we take for granted.”

Raluca TurcanasuRaluca Turcanasu has always had a passion for photogra-phy, and when she acquired her first DSLR, her pow-erful creative side really burst through. Because of her talents, she chose to study Adversiting and Marketing, and she successfully applied for a job at Leo Burnett. But she hasn’t forgotten her roots, and she always carries her camera around, ready to caputre rare moments around her with her keen eye for seeing beauty in everything.

Ella SchultzElla Schultz is a student at the Birmingham Institute of Art and Design and she combines nature pho-tography with human subjects. She loves to pres-ent her vision through photographing subjects in bright colours, often with contrasting elements.

Grace KellettGrace Kellett is a Visual Communication student at Birmingham City University. She is specialis-ing in Fine Art and Documentary Imagery, hav-ing a strong emphasis on conceptual thinking. She views the world around her through story-telling eyes, and she is “someone who seeks those special visual moments, a photographer who likes to express a feeling, stopped in time.”

Ian JukesIan Jukes is a Visual Communication student at Birmingham City University, having chosen to spe-cialise in Photography. He is highly skilled with a camera, and his passion can be seen in his photo-graphs. He always has his camera on-hand, captur-ing powerful images that send various messages. For this exhibition, he has chosen to show an image from Fleetwood, near Blackpool, with a powerful Eco message.

Kenny.“Photography for me is about exploring, to engage in that beauty of abandonment, the mystery of what used to be, fascinated by the desolate beauty abandoned to nature, from the monumental stonework of castles to what survives of grand architectural structures.”

Robert AndrewRobert Andrew is a second year student of Visual Communication at Birmingham City University. He has always enjoyed photography, ever since he was a child, so it seemed only natural to choose the Photography pathway of his degree. He has a passion for documentary work that focuses on both the natural world and urban environments.He has recently took an interest in macro photogra-phy, which he will showcase at “Nature Exposed”.

Cristi BerbecCristian Berbec is passionate about the world around him, loving to capture moments in differ-ent creative mediums. He is an avid photogra-pher, and loves to explore the world at different angles through his lens. He also hosts a monthly painting workshop, where anyone can come and explore their creativity.

Andreea CalinaAndreea Calina is a second year student at BCU School of Media. She specialises in Television, but always loved Photography. Funnily, Andreea discovered her passion five years ago through a Comenius Project related to “nature” and “woods”. Her photos are colourful and she tries to outline how rich and vivid this life is.

Jonathan DayJonathan grew up wanting to be a poet. His early love of e.e.cummings, Dylan Thomas and bits of Ted Hughes were leavened by a deep fascina-tion and love of the poets who forged and twisted their words together with melody and the sound of instruments. Jonathan is now a writer, image maker and musician who lives in Shropshire.

Diana StoicaDiana Stoica is a second year Media and Commu-nication student. Her chosen specialism is Televi-sion due to her passion for film and scriptwriting, however, she pursues photography as a hobby, seeing it as a means to capture different moments and even discover new realities: “What amazes me every time is how you get to see certain things through your camera which you often do not notice with the naked eye.”

Diana BlackDiana Black is a second year student of Media and Communication, specializing in the Event and Exhibition Industries. She applied to uni-versity with a portfolio of concert photography, and has since shifted to photographing vari-ous other subjects, she chose this as a hobby.

Charlotte ManteauCharlotte Manteau is a student of Media and Communication and she specialises in Pub-lic Relations. When she takes a break from her busy life - planning PR campaigns or seeking out worldwide fashion exhibitions - she likes to walk the streets of whatever city she is in and to take photographs in order to relax

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Robert CollinsRobert Collins is an avid photographer, always having his camera on-hand when he does his favourite pastime -backpacking. He love to hitch-hike to any place in the word - as long as there is an opportunity to explore and to help others. He believes that any act of kindness could change the world, no matter how small.