'Andrew Hughes' photographs of rubbish at the beach speak to this dread. His monumental photographs of the banal relics of our evermore supersized and disposable lifestyles intimate the hidden depths that lurk beyond the superficial disgust with which beach junk fills us. We are dismayed by the desperate irony that the very beaches we seek out as physically and psychically restorative refuges are as irretrievably polluted as our toxic hinterlands'.Extract From Book Essay by Lena Leneck
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When the tide goes out, the phenomenon of ZONATION is manifested - horizontal bands or zones of organisms. This is true for both plants and animals. Each zone has a particular color or texture from the organisms inhabiting that particular zone. Universal patterns of zonation occur throughout the world.
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Andy Hughes’ portrait series of young surfers show his sitters often clad in neoprene, emblazoned with logos and graphic symbols, they seem both vulnerable and confident. Each looks out at us, with all the trappings of modern contemporary life.
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Towans examines the point at which sand-dunes meet the sea. Lost items are made whole by the Towans mysterious ways: a rabbit part eaten by a jack russell, beer cans, an abandoned raincoat filled with driftwood, this is the poetry of the Towans.
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It was all plastic too — the table linen, the butter dish. The sugar and crackers were wrapped in cellophane, the jelly in a small plastic coffin sealed with cellophane. It was early evening and I was the only customer. Even the waitress wore a sponge - off apron. She wasn't happy but then she wasn't unhappy.
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