Where The Red Kite Flies - Amanda Jackson

Festival Exhibition

Location: COED PELLA

Open: 7th October - 31st October.

We are pleased to welcome back to the Northern Eye, photographer Amanda Jackson. Amanda was a speaker at our very first festival back in 2017 and we are thrilled to now share her new work with you.

Originally from Canada, Amanda moved to the UK in 2001 and is passionate about sustainable living and environmental issues.

The series ‘Where the Red Kite Flies’ focuses on the young people who have grown up at the Lammas Tir y Gafel Eco Village and surrounding community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. 

Amanda has been photographing the Eco Village since 2010. Between 2013-2021 she created her series ‘To Build A Home’ which we showcased at Oriel Colwyn to coincide with the festival in 2017. It focused on the people living in the community, among them the children who are now the teenagers and young adults featured in ‘Where the Red Kite Flies.’

With a collaborative, sometimes playful approach, this window into a small world celebrates a less conventional way of life, where people have a strong connection to the land.

Living in this community is described by one of the subjects as growing up in a state of bucolic wonderment.

All festival exhibitions are FREE to visit.

www.amandajaxn.co.uk