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Some recent press reports about the Heritage Centre - not comprehensive
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‘In Our Back Yard’ - a photographic exhibition by Yvonne Davies of Foresters and Woodsmen at work |
| Posted on Tuesday, 29th June, 2010 |
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It was during the hard winter of 2009 that Yvonne Davies went to study and photograph the work of the foresters and woodsmen of Northumberland. Yvonne saw how harsh the forest working environment can be and how this contrasts sharply with the magnificence of the landscape and the warmth of character of the Northumbrian forester. This stunning exhibition of 14 images gives us a privileged view of how foresters play such a vital role in our lives. In Our Back Yard is at the Heritage Centre at Bellingham, Northumberland, from Tuedsay 6 July to Sunday 5 August 2010.
Forests provide us with a renewable source of raw materials for garden and kitchen furniture, construction materials, paper products and biomass fuel. The planting of softwood forests for cropping has changed the landscape of the Northumbrian hills irrevocably over recent generations, with the crops of trees taking up to 70 years, or longer, to mature. Where teams of foresters once felled trees with cross saws and axes, chainsaws and computerised harvesting plant are now employed. Yet the vital work that goes on in our forests is mainly hidden from public view.
From her small Garret Studio in the North Tyne Valley, Yvonne Davies, LRPS BA (Hons), is working on a series of long-term photographic projects depicting Northumbrian people in rural industries and working communities. These studies are in the nature of social documentaries. Garret Studio is also busy producing portraits in both traditional and surreal styles.
Further information:
Yvonne Davies: lpecottage@btinternet.com | http://www.yvonnedaviesphotography.co.uk
Heritage Centre: Seán Mac Nialluis: info@bellingham-heritage.org.uk
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