Anoosh Ariamehr
Currently studying on the joint Socially Engaged Practice MA at the University of Salford School of Art, Media and Creative Technology with Open Eye Gallery, Ariamehr has been working on site at the RHS Garden Bridgewater since late Summer 2025.
“I’m Anoosh Ariamehr, a socially engaged photographer/ community artist and creative writer. My work weaves together storytelling and visual practice, especially with refugee and displaced communities, to explore themes of identity, belonging, home and untold stories that often go unheard. I believe photography isn’t just about images, but about connection, collaboration and giving space to voices that matter.
Through the RHS Community Garden residency, I’m excited to explore how people’s relationships with nature can heal, connect and empower. Working alongside diverse community groups in the gardens, I believe photography becomes a means of both reflection and transformation-offering space for individuals to express their connection to the natural world, and helping all of us to see our surroundings, and each other, with renewed care.”
Anoosh and his workshop participant’s work on display in the Community Grow Garden at RHS Bridgewater. Image courtesy of Jules Lister.
Anoosh Ariamehr’s work seeks to bring a tangible sense of belonging to communities through storytelling. His workshops are a place where friendship and connection, intersect with reflection and creative self-expression.
In the Community Garden is a collection of work produced by community members as part of their workshops at the RHS Garden Bridgewater. It acts as a wonderful example of how Anoosh’s socially engaged practice works to combine photography, nature and community to create a sense of belonging and agency among participants.
In the Community Garden was made by Ariamehr, Recreate-U community members and RHS volunteers for OFFSHOOT Open Eye Gallery Liverpool’s LOOK Climate Lab exhibition, which is open until 29th March 2026.
Publication courtesy of Anoosh Ariamehr, Recreate-U community members and RHS Bridgewater volunteers. .