Oliver Raymond Barker

Oliver Raymond Barker teaches our Wildness - Alternative Approaches to Landscape works with the mechanics and alchemy of photography to make images, objects and structures that expand upon what photography is and can be. Working predominantly with alternative analogue techniques he uses photography as a tool to uncover imagined narratives & unseen processes, framed by his interest in culture, ecology and spirituality.

His practice is rooted in experiences of nature, with work combining experimental processes and research as a form of quiet activism. Over the past ten years he has worked on a range of interdisciplinary projects connected with landscapes and ecology - collaborating with artists, farmers, geographers, scientists & local community groups.

Recent exhibitions and displays include Afterimage, Tremheneere Sculpture garden (2025), Energy: Sparks from the Collection, V&A Museum (2023),  NOUA, Norway (2022), Belfast Photo Festival (2019) &  UNSEEN Photo Festival (2018). From 2014 - 2015 he was Creative Associate at the University of Exeter’s Environment and Sustainability Institute where he collaborated on The Natural Alchemy project.