Images of Our Landscape Expressed in Pictures, Words and Music

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Hammersmith arts events will raise money for Woodland Trust charity

14th May - 30th June 2009

Caroline Forbes' British Landscapes Photography Exhibition

Photographer Caroline Forbes reveals strikingly powerful and evocative images of the British landscape. This work and her portraits of writers and musicians have been shown nationally and internationally at venues including The British Library, The Shaw Theatre, regional Arts Centres in Britain and Northern Ireland and most recently in Minneapolis.

Caroline Forbes was inspired to take up photography by an exhibition of the work of Cartier Bresson in 1970 and started her photography career as a dark room assistant to the photographer Fay Goodwin. During this time she was influenced by Godwin’s landscape work and portraits of writers and she owes her a great debt of gratitude for this training and experience.

She is a highly talented and versatile photographer who over the years has been involved with many publishing companies including Faber and Faber, Harvill, Secker, Penguin, Harper Collins and Atlantic Books and a range of magazines including The Independent, Wire and Gardens Illustrated. Her literary work continues today with work for the National Poetry Archive which was set up by Andrew Motion and Richard Carrington as a national resource for people to listen to poets reading their work.

Two Charity Events in support of The Woodland Trust

Poetry Reading – Angela Kirby

Thursday 14th May 7.30 p.m.

Lively and elegant, humorous and poignant poet Angela Kirby delivers a rollercoaster of

images and emotions which clamour to be acknowledged.

‘Angela’s poems delight with feisty detail and move us with their honesty and directness.’

Maurice Riordan - poet and poetry editor, Poetry London

Angela was born in rural Lancashire in 1932 and now lives in London. Her poems have been widely published and been awarded prizes in several major competitions. She reads her work around the UK, Europe and the USA. Her two collections Mr Irresistible and Dirty Work are published by Shoestring Press.

Singer Songwriter John Graham Leslie

Wednesday 20th May 7.30 p.m.

From beautiful studies of nature, love and emotions to provocative political commentary

John Graham Leslie’s music draws a portrait of our landscape which inspires and intrigues.

‘The music is folk rock and country rock…With the cool vocal delivery of a Mark Knopfler’
Folk World

Northern Irish Songwriter John Graham Leslie's music is diverse. His songs embrace folk, country and rock with a mix of influences from Scots, Irish, English and Americana.

He has recently released a new album The Land The River The Sea on Javelin Records, which is the focus of his latest live shows. A second album is in production and should be out later this year.

 

April 2, 2009