exhibition

'00 Nature Part 1

Artists Alexandra Santos, Anna Dickerson, Caroline List, Celia Hempton, Chris Gilvan-Cartwright, Chris Humphreys, Covadonga Valdes, Cristina Marignoli, DJ Roberts, Emma Wieslander, Fiona MacDonald, Freya Douglas-Morris, Gavin Maughfling, Gemma Coyle, Germaine Hampton, Glauce Cerveira, Hannah Brown, Hannah Kaye, Hannah Knox, Helen Melland, Hermione Carline, Jackie Brown, Jane Ward, Janet Brown, Jennifer Merrell, Jin Kim, John Holland, Joseph Richards, Julie Umerle, Jung Mi, Junghee, Kate Coxmiller, Katherine Russell, Lara Viana, Louisa Chambers, Lucie Winterson, Madeleine Hunter, Matthew Stradling, Mia Taylor, Miho Sato, Mike Stoakes, Mimei Thompson, Mindy Lee, Nerys Mathias, Nick Fox, Pei-Chun Liu, Phil Dobson, Rosalind Davis, Rose Gibbs, Sarah Sparkes, Simon Nixon, Sophie Aston, Sophie Bedingham-Smith, Theo Kaccoufa, Tobi Deeson, Velika Janceva, YUCO

10.Apr.08 - 15.May.08
Wed-Sun 12-6 or by appt; first Thursday 12-9

Private View, 10.Apr.08, 6:30-8:30 pm
Private View, 15.May.08, 6:30-8:30 pm

Contemporary Art Projects
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A survey of "Nature" in the Art of the Twenty First Century.

What is nature in the twenty first century?

Since the advent of genetic modification we are now able to alter life at its most basic level. As advances are made in science and technology our sphere of control continues to grow. We clear paths through nature, pushing aside the inconvenience of the accidental in order to install the desirable. Does this mean science has given us the ability to control nature? Or is nature, by definition, something that cannot be controlled?

Perhaps nature in the opening years of the 21st Century is not a phenomenon that we can directly refer to. Maybe nature exists as a concept defined solely by the sky, the trees and the flowers; as an idyllic haven irrespective of whether or not it has a human signature. We can talk about getting back to nature, a phrase that imbues nature with a peaceful simplicity that acts as a foil to the apparent chaos of modern life. Is this how we now think about nature?

It is clear that our relationship with nature is always changing and is due to undergo more upheaval as the new millennium proceeds. This exhibition will present the collected thoughts of artists asked to contemplate nature in the Noughties. Free to work in any medium they wish the exhibition will feature a range of different responses to this modern question. It will exist as both a survey of artist’s views and opinions and a demonstration of how artists choose to approach specific subjects in the present day. There is an accompanying online catalogue, which includes writing and images of the work.