Social History Display: Penlee Open Air Theatre Artist’s Residency, 2025: Isadora Malik

I was asked to record the 2025 season at Penlee Park Open Air Theatre. 

There was never going to be one image that could say it all. To capture the season, I chose to elevate small moments and put them together like a puzzle to tell a story of the season. When we remember something, we don’t think of everything together as it happened, we remember moments. All these things together create the memory and the feelings that go with them.

Working from photographs taken over the season I tried to include all the elements that made it; People, venue, shows, backstage, volunteers, and audience. Here are just some of the wonderful moments I witnessed, it was extremely difficult to decide which to use as there were so many to choose from!

I hope it will paint a picture of the 2025 season for you. 

Artist Biography

Isadora Malik’s artworks might have fallen out of the pages of a story book, with strong themes of narrative and identity, they have a bold dreamlike quality. Born in Southeast London, she was educated at UAL Camberwell and UCA Canterbury. Malik moved to Cornwall in 2021 and now lives and works in Penzance.

Malik creates narratives in her work, experimenting with identity and movement. She is passionate about storytelling in all its forms and has a particular obsession with costume.

Malik exhibits at local galleries, from her studio and online.