"These Poor Creatures"

Inequality and the Countryside

Alexander, Jesse ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1830-7030 and Hill, Phil (2025) "These Poor Creatures". [Conference]

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Abstract / Summary

A one-day symposium programmed as part of Photo|Frome Festival of Photography 2025, complimenting its theme of ‘inequality’, organised by Jesse Alexander and Phil Hill. Made possible by the support of Falmouth University.

As the only UK photography festival located beyond a major town or city, Photo|Frome was the apposite forum to explore how rural inequality is currently being explored in contemporary photography. Photographers and others who explore the representation of rural communities and experiences contributed towards a discussion on the relationship between photography and the countryside, asking:

How does the representation of poverty and inequality differ in a rural context compared to that of an urban experience?

To what extent does photography obscure or reveal rural poverty and inequality?

What part can photography play in communicating these differences and idiosyncrasies?

Whose stories and what aspects of the rural experience should image-makers be addressing?

Item Type:	Conference
Uncontrolled Keywords:	photography, rural, rurality, poverty, representation, minorities, class,
Subjects:	Art History & Theory Photography Social Work & Social Policy Sustainability & Environment
Department:	Institute of Photography
Depositing User:	Jesse Alexander
Date Deposited:	26 Jan 2026 13:25
Last Modified:	26 Jan 2026 13:25
URI:	https://repository.falmouth.ac.uk/id/eprint/6320

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