When environmental change is happening at planet-wide scale, and in cumulative increments of time, we can be psychologically and culturally distanced from perceiving it ‘here’ and ‘now’. The exhibition … is a compelling effort to bring the meanings closer.
So begins the review of the See Here Now exhibition currently showing in the gallery at Grizedale Forest, written for ecoartscotland by Dave Pritchard, an independent consultant in environment, culture, heritage and the arts.
In this review, Dave highlights some of the work that particularly struck him when he visited. He also asks about what art and artists can or might ‘do’, and shares some questions that arise from this exhibition: If things feel urgent, does the art also need to be urgent, or might it paradoxically be slow? and: What might an exhibition, or individual artworks, urge others to do?
To read the full review, visit ecoartscotland.net here.
We recommend making a brew before you do – while you’re on that site you’ll almost inevitably want to delve deeper. Ecoartscotland is a rich resource, focused on art and ecology for artists, curators, critics and commissioners as well as scientists and policy makers. It has been established by Chris Fremantle, producer, and research associate at Gray’s School of Art.
Huge thanks to Dave for the review.
This image from ‘Hakoto’ by Collins + Goto Studio is one of the pieces featured in Dave Pritchard’s review.
Header image shows Sea sediment pigments, created by Naomi Hart (more on this here)