21 February 18

Natural:History (a fable of progress)

Artists Richard Dawson and Jacqui Symons present a diverse series of works exploring the era of the Anthropocene, questioning humankind’s impact on, and changing relationship with, the natural world from the 19th Century to the present day.
Venue
Gallery Oldham
Starts
Saturday, March 10, 2018
Ends
Saturday, June 2, 2018
Address
Oldham Cultural Quarter, Greaves St, Oldham OL1 1AL
Location
North West England
Organiser
Gallery Oldham

Each artist explores themes including climate change, loss of biodiversity and extinction from an individual perspective and the exhibition incorporates a wide range of media including print, sculpture and installation to present a thought-provoking and engaging show.

 

The exhibition will feature a selection of new works including a recreation of Farrington’s study, a 21st Century tree-drawing machine, the Dove Stone Seed Vault and a memorial to lost species.

 

Visitors will be able to add their own plastic to the Unrecycling Device and take away their very own untruth from the Denial Machine.