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Wall Exhibition: Trading in Extinction by Patrick Brown |
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The Van Es Wall |
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From the pristine jungles of Cambodia to the great national parks of India and Nepal, Asian wildlife is being plundered and trafficked on an unprecedented scale. Booming markets created by globalisation and the ease of smuggling has boosted this trade on new and uncontrollable levels. It is estimated that wildlife traders export 25,000-30,000 primates every year - along with 2-5 million birds, 10 million reptile skins, and more than 500 million tropical fish.
The exploitation of wildlife is centuries old. Thirteenth-century Cambodia boasted thriving markets for tigers, panthers, bears, wild boars, stags and gibbons. China has long pillaged the animal world for its supposed medicinal benefits, and today remains one of the trade biggest players. With the arrival in Asia of European colonialists, and soaring demand from Japan, Taiwan and South Korea, the killing rose to the record levels we see today. Some animal parts have been embued with near-magical properties. Superstitious Chinese believe eating the flesh of a tiger will give them some of the animal strength, while tiger penis is highly prized as an aphrodisiac. Countless other animal parts-rhinocerous horn, shark fin, bear gall bladder, monkey brain-have been credited with similar potency. Scientific studies have proved these beliefs wrong, yet the trade of animals continues largely unchecked, fueled by ignorance, greed and corruption.
The animal trade is now so large it could have irrevocable consequences for life on our planet. More and more species now stand at the verge of extinction. The disappearance of key animals such as tigers disrupts the food chain, which in turn affects the balance of nature. In India, environmental abuse and the annihilation of animal life has turned lush jungles into empty deserts. Similar nightmare scenarios are being played out across the globe. Attempts to halt the animal trade have so far been too little, too late. One big problem is catching the traders, many of whom are known to anti-trafficking authorities, but who operate unhindered due to official corruption and inertia. Small-time operators - usually impoverished locals forced into poaching and trading animals on the black market are caught and jailed, but the powerful traders remain at large. The problem seems insurmountable. But one way of curbing this rampant killing is to educate future generations. We must remove antiquated and false beliefs about the potency of animal parts, thereby decreasing the demand for them. Remove the consumer, and we are one step closer to halting this destructive and unnecessary trade.
Bio
Patrick Brown left Britain at the age of five, when his father’s work took the family to the Middle East and Africa. Heavily influenced by images of war and urban strife, Brown was first drawn into documentary photography in Malawi, while recording the humanitarian work of a surgeon who once saved his life.
Moving to Thailand in 1999 brought Brown to a region undergoing rapid social, economical and environmental changes. For a photographer focusing on social issues, Asia provides a wealth of images on a variety of topics that deserve more attention and global awareness. Brown combines intense observation with a quiet, undemanding attitude towards his subjects. "Patrick’s images demand involvement and invite contemplation," says the Australian art curator Paola Anselmi. "A finely tuned sensibility to his subject matter creates a prefect balance; the photographer and his camera become almost imperceptible, without ever being either invasive or distant."
Brown’s work regularly appears in Time, Newsweek, Stern, GEO, Der Spiegel magazine, Vanity Fair, Neon, The Guardian, Liberation, Human Rights Watch and UNICEF International, among others. His work has been shown at some of the prestigious festivals and galleries in the world, The ICP in New York, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Visa pour l’Image, in Perpiginan, Noorderlicht International Photofestival, Reportage Australia, Fotofreo Australia.
His work is in numerous international collections, including the City of Perth Photographic Collection, Holmes Court Collection, World Press Photo Foundation, Ldymar Gallery, Stockholm and The Photography Gallery of Western Australia Collection. He has been a member of Panos Pictures since 2004. His major project on the illegal trade in endangered animals won a World Press Photo award in 2004 and a multimedia award from POYi in 2008.
Awards
2009 New York Photographic Book Awards, USA
2008 NPPA Best of Photojournalism Award, Documentary, (USA)
2008 NPPA Best of Photojournalism Award, Multimedia. USA
2008 Picture of the Year International, Multimedia project (USA)
2008 The Society for News, (USA)
2005 Picture of the Year International (USA)
2005 3p Foundation Award (French)
2005 Days Japan Award: Jury Award (Japan)
2005 World Press Photo Award: Second Prize, Category nature(Holland)
1994 Kodak Australia Award, City of Perth (Australia)
Solo Exhibtions
2009 Current. Ldymar Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2007 Current. F-Stop Gallery Bangkok, (Thailand)
2006 Black Market. Chroniques Nomades, Trouville (France)
2006 Black Market. Fotofreo photo-festival, Fremantle (Australia)
1998 Five. A selection of photographs from five years of covering events in Hong Kong, Malawi, France, England and Australia.
1997 Life Theatre. Photo-documentary of Royal Perth Hospital, WA Royal Perth Hospital (Australia)
1997 Life Theatre. Photo-documentary of Royal Perth Hospital, WA The Moores Building, Fremantle (Australia)
1994 Zikomo. Photo-documentary of the people of Malawi, Africa, The Photography Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
Group Exhibitions
2009 WILDLIFE. INC, Bangkok Art & Culture Center Bangkok Thailand
2009 A Day of Change, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo (Japan)
2009 A Terra: Economia, Conflito E Natureza, Revela, Spian
2008 Place and Manners of Worship, The Museum of Byzantine, Greece
2007 Act of Faith, Noorderlicth, Exhibition, The Netherlands
2006 Ecotopia. International Center of Photography, New York (USA)
2005 Black Market. World Press Photo, 77 exhibitions world wide
2001 Border Life. Screening at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand, Bangkok (Thailand)
1999 Hong Kong Handover. PICA, Perth, (Australia)
1997 Flow. A Photo-documentary of dance, The Photography Gallery of Western Australia, Perth (Australia)
1997 True Blue. A photo-documentary of multicultural Australia, The Moores Building, Fremantle, (Australia)
1996 The People of Africa. Vasse Felix Winery, Margaret River (Australia)
1996 Current Flow. Photos of dance, Alexander Library, Perth (Australia)
1995 City of Perth Photographic Exhibition. PICA, Perth (Australia)
1994 Tendency. A Photo-documentary of dance, Sorrento Quay, Perth (Australia)
1994 City of Perth Photographic Exhibition. PICA, Perth (Australia)
1993 One Eye Open. The Photography Gallery of Western Australia, Perth (Australia)
1991 Nomadic Rooming. Photographs of Chrissie Parrot Dance Company, Carillon Arcade, Perth (Australia)
1991 Triptych. Group of Fremantle photographers, Old Papas, Fremantle (Australia)
Projections at Photographic Festivals
2008 Skin and Bone, photozero, Bangkok, (Thailand)
2006 Black Market. Fotofreo photo-festival, Fremantle (Australia)
2005 Black Market. The Angkor Photography Festival, Siem Reap (Cambodia)
2005 Black Market. World Press Photo, Felix Meritis, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
2005 Black Market. Project Reminds, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo (Japan)
2005 Reportage: Aceh healing, Sydney, New South Wales, Melbourne (Australia)
2004 Visa Image: Black Market. Perpignan (France)
2004 Reportage: Black Market. Sydney, New South Wales, Melbourne (Australia)
2002 Border Life. Fotofreo photo-festival, Perth (Australia)
2001 Reportage: Vegetarian Festival. Sydney (Australia)
List of Books & Publications
Koga Yoshiaki (2009): This Day of Change Courrier Japan, Tokyo Japan
Oleiros 08 (2008): Conflito E Natureza, Exhibition Catalogue, Revela, Spain
Noorderlicth, (2007): Act of Faith, Exhibition Catalogue, Stichting Aurora Borealis, The Netherlands
KobrKen, (2007): "Photojournalism The Professionals’ Approach", Focal Press USA
Aperture, (fall 2006) Issue number 184
Steele, Andy (2006): The World Top Photographers Photojournalists. East Sussex (UK): RotoVision
International Center of Photography (2006): ECOTOPIA (Exhibition Catalogue).London (UK): Steidl
Davies, Ben (2005): Black Market Inside the Endangered Species Trade in Asia. San Rafael (USA): Mandala Publishing
Brown, Patrick (1997): Five. Perth (Australia): Westways Publishing
Collections
City of Perth Photographic Collection, Perth (Australia)
Holmes Court Collection, (Australia)
The Photography Gallery of WA Collection
Royal Perth Hospital Art Collection, Perth (Australia)
Panos Photo Agency London (England)
3p foundation, Paris (France)
World Press Foundation, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
Numerous private collections
All photographs are available for sale on Members’ account. Please enquire with FCC Reception on 25211511 or email to: fcc@fcchk.org.
Large square photo’s – USD$650
35 mm photo’s – USD$500
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