Barker’s work has been published in over 50 countries including National Geographic, Time, The Guardian, Smithsonian, The Explorer’s Journal and New Scientist. She regularly takes part in talks and interviews for the BBC, ITV, Greenpeace, CNN and the British Embassy. Her work has been exhibited world-wide from Impressions Gallery, MoMA Museum of Modern Art, and the United Nations headquarters in New York, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, and the Science and Technology Park in Hong Kong. Barker takes part in key expeditions alongside scientists to some of the most remote places on earth to represent the scale of the marine plastic problem with the intention of leading the viewer to take action.

Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Imperfections is currently exhibited as part of Costing the Earth an Impressions Gallery offsite exhibition in partnership with South Square Centre. In this series, Barker pays homage to the work of pioneering botanist and photographer Anna Atkins (1799-1871) through her use of a Victorian photographic process. In these images, Barker hopes to raise awareness of the environmental impact of fast fashion and the harmful effects of microfibres released into the oceans from synthetic clothing.

You will have the chance to buy Barker’s book Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Imperfections and have it signed.

Admission is free, donations welcome.

Booking recommended via Eventbrite here. or just drop in.

If you need help booking on or need more information please email hello@impressions-gallery.com or call 01274 737 843 (Tuesday to Friday)

Getting to South Square Centre: Thornton Road, Thornton, Bradford West Yorkshire, BD13 3LD.

We encourage everyone travel to the gallery and talk on public transport, cycle, or to walk where possible. We recognise travelling by car is the only option for some. If this is the case we encourage people to car share. Please note there is only on street parking available at South Square.

South Square is approximately 5 minutes from the nearest bus stop. Buses to get to Thornton are First 607 and the Keighley 67 bus services which  operate from Bradford Bus Station on a regular basis.

If you have an access needs please email hello@impressions-gallery.com and you can view South Square Centre’s visitor information here.

Curated by Jane Hiley, Costing the Earth is an Impressions Gallery offsite exhibition in partnership with South Square Centre. Part of Impressions’ Summer of Sustainability programme.