Rhiannon Adam
Rhiannon Adam (born 1985) is an Irish photographic artist and writer, living in London. Her books include Dreamlands, Wastelands (2014) and Big Fence / Pitcairn Island (2022). Adam was one of eight crew members for the dearMoon project, a proposed lunar tourism mission and art project.
Rhiannon Adam
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- 1985 · Cork.
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- photographer · writer
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Rhiannon Adam (born 1985) is an Irish photographic artist and writer, living in London. Her books include Dreamlands, Wastelands (2014) and Big Fence / Pitcairn Island (2022). Adam was one of eight crew members for the dearMoon project, a proposed lunar tourism mission and art project.
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Early life and education
Early life and education
Adam was born in Cork, Ireland, and lives in Hackney, London. She attended Francis Holland School, Regent's Park and the University of Cambridge.
Work
Work
In 2015, she was selected for the Journey of a Lifetime programme, run by the Royal Geographical Society and BBC's Radio 4. She spent three months in the Pitcairn Islands, and drew on these experiences to create a radio piece and a book, Big Fence / Pitcairn Island (2022). Dreamlands, Wastelands (2014) is about the seaside resorts frequented by the British, focused on Benidorm and Margate. It is made using outdated Polaroid instant film. Adam has also published the book Polaroid: The Missing Manual, The Complete Creative Guide (2017). In 2022, she was named as one of eight crew members on the dearMoon project, a lunar tourism mission and art project scheduled to launch aboard a SpaceX Starship in 2023. Following delays to the Starship program, the project was cancelled in 2024.
Books
Books
• Dreamlands, Wastelands. Jane & Jeremy, 2014. Edition of 100 copies. • Polaroid: The Missing Manual, The Complete Creative Guide. Thames and Hudson, 2017.. • Big Fence / Pitcairn Island. Blow Up, 2022. With an essay by Gem Fletcher.. Edition of 800 copies.
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Other publications
• Big Fence / Pitcairn Island. 2018. Newspaper format. With text by Gemma Padley. Edition of 100 copies. • Updated edition. 2020. Edition of 100 copies.
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- 1.Photography: Rhiannon Adam's nostalgic polaroids of Margate. www.itsnicethat.com.
- 2.Flynn, Niall. The dark secrets of Britain's smallest overseas territory. Huck Magazine. 18 April 2018.
- 3.Lough, Catherine. Photographer chosen for first civilian moon trip says 'visibility' justifies space tourism. The Telegraph. 9 December 2022. 0307-1235.
- 4.William, Helen. London woman to orbit moon with Japanese billionaire. Evening Standard. 9 December 2022.
- 5.Astronaut Rhiannon Adam opens sixth form centre at her old school. Ham & High. 2023-03-17.
- 6.BBC Radio 4 - Journey of a Lifetime, 2015: Rhiannon Adam. Three Months on Pitcairn. BBC.
- 7.Richardson, Nigel. Secrets of Pitcairn, the tropical island that covered up a child-sex scandal. The Telegraph. 11 May 2019. 0307-1235.
- 8.Photos. Coulées douces à l'anglaise. Le Monde.fr.
- 9.Heaney, Steven. Cork woman chosen for first civilian trip around the moon. Irish Examiner. 2022-12-09.
- 10.x.com. X (formerly Twitter).
- 11.In pictures: Polaroid seaside. BBC News. 2 May 2013.
- 12.Rhiannon Adam's revealing portrait of Pitcairn Island - 1854 Photography.
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