Mark Neville: Deeds Not Words

An exhibition focusing on the publication Deeds Not Words, a multi-layered documentary project by Mark Neville about the people of Corby, Northamptonshire and the environmental issues provoked by the court case concerning ‘ The Corby 16’. Between 1985 and 1998 eighteen children were born in Corby with birth defects, said to have been the result of harmful substances generated during the council reclamation of the local steelworks. Neville’s photographs document daily life in Corby and the individual claimants involved in the subsequent court case. First published in 2010, Deeds Not Words was available only to the respective environmental, local, legal and scientific bodies to whom its content was addressed. This exhibition will be the first public showcasing of these photographs and will document the book’s journey as it reaches these various constituencies and is implemented as an advocacy tool to promote policy change. The exhibition is curated by David Campany.