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Linda
Pitkin's "The Living Sea" exhibition
by
Brian Pitkin
Reproduced
from in focus 55 Sept.
1995
"The
Living Sea" exhibition will open at the Natural History
Museum, in South Kensington, London on 9 September and will
run until 20 October. A subsequent tour of the exhibition
to other British museums and galleries is planned.
The
exhibition features 24 framed, high quality colour photographs
of marine life, representing some of the best taken in the
Cayman Islands and elsewhere during the last ten years by
award-winning underwater photographer LINDA PITKIN, a BSoUP
member who works as a scientist at the Museum.
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The
photographs, which are selected from Linda's book "The
Living Sea : A photographic exploration of life in the sea"
give an insight into the diversity of the beautiful and bizarre
wildlife in the oceans and show aspects of the fascinating
behaviour of marine animals. The appeal of the exhibition
is both scientific and artistic.
The
opening of the exhibition will coincide with the launch of
the book, and its display on sale in The Natural History Museum's
book shop and elsewhere.
The
exhibition is being sponsored by the Cayman Islands Department
of Tourism.
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The
Natural History Museum is open from 10.00 a.m. until 5.50
p.m. on Monday to Saturday and from 11.00 a.m. until 5.50
p.m. on Sundays.
There
is an admission charge, although admission if free after 4.30
from Monday to Friday and after 5.00 on Saturday and Sunday.
Before these times admission for adults is £5.50, for
children between 5 and 17 year, £3.80 and for senior
citizens, UB40 holders, students and the registered disabled
it is £3.00. A family ticket for parents and up to four
children is also available for £15.00 |
Left
to right: Catherine Leech (European Director of the Cayman
Islands Department of Tourism), author and photographer Linda
Pitkin; Karen Grigg (Cayman Islands ticket agent), David Browning
(Goldenjoy Leisure diving manager) and Sarah Brown (Caribtours
sales consultant) |
