Rhiannon Adam Explained

Rhiannon Adam (born 1985) is an Irish photographic artist and writer, living in London.^[1] Her books include Dreamlands, Wastelands (2014) and Big Fence / Pitcairn Island (2022).^[2] Adam was one of eight crew members for the dearMoon project, a proposed lunar tourism mission and art project.^[3]

Life and work

Adam was born in Cork, Ireland and lives in Hackney, London.^[4]

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^{[5] [6]} 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 It is made using outdated Polaroid instant film.^[7]

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.^[8] Following delays to the Starship program, the project was cancelled in 2024.^[9]

Publications

Books by Adam

• Dreamlands, Wastelands. Jane & Jeremy, 2014. Edition of 100 copies.^[10]
• 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.^[11]

Other publications by Adam

• Big Fence / Pitcairn Island. 2018. Newspaper format. With text by Gemma Padley. Edition of 100 copies.
  • Updated edition. 2020. Edition of 100 copies.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-12-24. Photography: Rhiannon Adam's nostalgic polaroids of Margate. www.itsnicethat.com.
2. Web site: Niall. Flynn. 2022-12-24. The dark secrets of Britain's smallest overseas territory. 18 April 2018. Huck Magazine.
3. News: Catherine. Lough. 2022-12-24. Photographer chosen for first civilian moon trip says 'visibility' justifies space tourism. The Telegraph. 9 December 2022. 0307-1235.
4. Web site: Helen. William. 2022-12-24. London woman to orbit moon with Japanese billionaire. 9 December 2022. Evening Standard.
5. Web site: BBC Radio 4 - Journey of a Lifetime, 2015: Rhiannon Adam. Three Months on Pitcairn . 2022-12-16 . BBC . en-GB.
6. News: Nigel. Richardson. 2022-12-24. Secrets of Pitcairn, the tropical island that covered up a child-sex scandal. The Telegraph. 11 May 2019. 0307-1235.
7. News: 2022-12-24. Photos. Coulées douces à l'anglaise. Le Monde.fr.
8. Web site: Heaney . Steven . 2022-12-09 . Cork woman chosen for first civilian trip around the moon . 2022-12-16 . Irish Examiner . en.
9. Web site: x.com . 2024-06-01 . X (formerly Twitter).
10. News: 2022-12-24. In pictures: Polaroid seaside. BBC News. 2 May 2013.
11. Web site: Rhiannon Adam's revealing portrait of Pitcairn Island - 1854 Photography .