IN PRESENCE OF STILL WATER - ORRIN SAINT-PIERRE

Festival Exhibition

Location: TBC

Open: 3rd October - 31st October 2025.

The canals of England exist both as an intersection between nature and the man-made, cutting their ways through cities and the countryside. ‘In Presence of Still Water’ is an exploration of the eclectic mix of people that choose to make the waterways their home.

Canal life is physically demanding and draws people for many reasons. Some stumble upon it by chance, and some see it as a way to get closer to nature, while others find that with rising living costs, a boat is the only way they could own their own home. For some, it represents one of the last remaining nomadic lifestyles, seeking a sense of freedom in transient spaces.

Orrin is a working class Photographic Artist from Blackburn, based in Manchester. His work is concerned with the relationship between people and place, and the environments that they surround themselves with. A prominent theme in his work are spaces that sit on the intersection between the natural and the constructed - the interplay between these two forces, and the people that find themselves there.

He has worked on a variety of creative and community-focused commissions including Blackburn Museum, the Super Slow Way, and with the Obscura Collective, and his work has been shown locally & internationally, including the Rotterdam Photo Festival & Williamson Art Gallery.

www.orrinsaintpierre.com
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All festival exhibitions are FREE to visit.