Echoes of a Vanished World by Robin Hanbury-Tenison runs at Dimbola Museum and Galleries from 22 September until 5 January 2014.
Robin Hanbury-Tenison, one of the greatest explorers of our time, is a tireless champion of the rights of tribal people and in the early years of his travels was an obsessive photographer of their homelands as they were eroded by the modern world.
This exhibition at Dimbola Museum and Galleries is a series of photographs and artefacts from Hanbury-Tenison’s personal archives which unearth beautiful insights into a vanished world.
Extensive collection
Hanbury-Tenison photographed extensively and collected objects from remote tribal people while travelling during the 50s, 60s and 70s. These objects and images were unearthed recently to create the exhibition, many having not been looked at for fifty years.
Robin Hanbury-Tenison, OBE, (77) is a founder and president of Survival International, the world’s leading organisation supporting tribal peoples. He has been on over 30 expeditions, including as leader of the Royal Geographical Society’s largest expedition, taking 115 scientists to study the rainforests of Sarawak. This research and his book, Mulu: the Rainforest, were instrumental in galvanising international concern for tropical rainforests.
Publications by Hanbury-Tenison
Robin’s publications, Echoes of a Vanished World: A Traveller’s Lifetime in Pictures with an introduction by Joanne Harris and Beauty Freely Given: A Universal Truth, Artefacts from the Collection of Robin Hanbury-Tenison, as well as his new book Modern Explorers, will be available to buy in the Dimbola Museum Shop.
‘Echoes of a Vanished World’ Talk at Dimbola
At 6pm on Saturday 19 October, Robin will be speaking about his exhibition ‘Echoes of a Vanished World’.
Tickets are £5 each and the talk will be followed by a reception in the galleries until 8pm. Numbers will be limited so advanced booking is recommended, visit Dimbola or call us on 01983 756814.
All proceeds to the Julia Margaret Cameron Trust.
Image: © Robin Hanbury Tenison
