LUAP speaks with London Daily News about the personal history behind The Pink Bear, the role of travel and Photography within his practice, and preparations for an ambitious horseback expedition through western Mongolia.
The feature traces The Pink Bear back to a childhood memory recovered during Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, where it became a form of positive reinforcement during a period of loneliness and depression. LUAP describes travel as an almost unconscious form of therapy, from climbing the Atlas Mountains to carrying camera equipment into remote landscapes to photograph the bear physically on location. Published ahead of his Mongolia expedition with survival expert Megan Hine, the article also considers climate change, conservation and the relationship between popular culture and the natural world.
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London Based Artist Paul Robinson has traveled the world taking pictures of himself in a pink bear suit to promote positivity
London Daily News, 3 October 2022
