Cribbs Canopy
A new public artwork by artist-designers Denman+Gould (a-n members Eleanor Goulding and Russell Denman) has transformed a drainage basin at Cribbs Causeway, Bristol into a biodiverse haven for both people and wildlife.
Cribbs Canopy blends sculpture and ecology to reimagine urban space. The centrepiece – a striking, nest-like tower clad in cedar shingles – provides shelter for bats, birds, bees and butterflies, while handcrafted habitats and meadows support threatened species like starlings and sparrows.
“This is a place that can remind us that we can live with wildlife,” say the artists. “We need these spaces more than ever: for our wellbeing, to show that we care, and to quite literally house wildlife.”
Permanent installation, Cribbs Causeway, Bristol ginkgoprojects.co.uk
We Feed the UK
This exhibition celebrates We Feed The UK, a storytelling project that pairs photographers and poets with inspiring food producers whose work offers positive solutions to climate change and biodiversity loss.
a-n member Arpita Shah worked with poet Zena Edwards and photographed two black-led female organisations in north London: Black Rootz and Go Grow With Love.
In our recent interview with Arpita, she explained: “They’re both multi-generational growing communities that empower black women to learn about land and growing your own food. It was a really inspiring experience spending time with these communities… a wonderful insight into women collectively growing, sharing and learning together, and the passing of ancestral knowledge to future generations.”
Until 22 June 2025, The Royal Photographic Society, Bristol rps.org
Sarah Casey: Negative Mass Balance
This new display by a-n member Sarah Casey explores the fragile state of glacial archaeology through delicate and atmospheric work inspired by objects emerging from ice in the Swiss Alps. Taking its title from the scientific term for receding glaciers, ‘Negative Mass Balance’ reflects on the melting of alpine ice, which has revealed ancient artefacts preserved for millennia. Such discoveries not only provide an insight into the past, but also highlight environmental change and the uncertain future this is resulting in.
Highlights of the show include Emergency! What Was Is, two large suspended drawings made from wax, paper, and glacial flour – the fine rock sediment left behind as glaciers retreat. Also on show are six prints of Casey’s heat-sensitive drawings placed in the landscape in the Swiss Alps, which capture views that are rapidly disappearing due to climate change. Rounding up the display is Casey’s highly impactful Ice Watch series – three miniature works on 5cm diameter glass watch faces, each painted with glacial flour collected in the Alps that depict landscapes that may never be seen again.
4 April – 22 June 2025, Henry Moore Institute, Leeds henry-moore.org
Elsa James: It Should Not Be Forgotten
Renowned British African-Caribbean interdisciplinary artist and a-n member Elsa James presents her first major solo exhibition at Firstsite, featuring photography, neon, screen print and sound. The works confront Britain’s “national amnesia” regarding its role in the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved African people and the colonial legacies that followed, offering a deeply moving and immersive experience.
The show includes large-scale photographic pieces inspired by Christina Sharpe’s notion of how the slave ship marks and haunts contemporary Black life today. James explains: “The show explores the rupture, erasure, and fragmentation of histories that shape Black life in the diaspora, inviting moments of understanding, healing, and community connection.”
29 March – 6 July 2025, Firstsite, Colchester firstsite.uk
Fountain | 1937
“This work makes some noise on behalf of those from the Black Country whose voices have not been heard,” says artist and a-n member Keith Harrison of Fountain | 1937, his new installation at Witley Court and Gardens.
The work explores the lives of Black Country coal miners whose labour helped fund the opulence of the 19th-century estate. Inspired by the architecture of pithead baths – washing facilities built for miners in the 1930s – Harrison’s structure invites visitors to reflect on the stark contrasts between underground toil and aristocratic grandeur.
Fountain | 1937 reflects the daily routines of miners in a contemplative space overlooking Witley’s lake. Visitors can also hear an evocative audio piece by Preston Field Audio, and later this year, floating sculptures referencing the Round Oak Steelworks will be launched on the lake.
Until May 2026, Witley Court & Gardens, Worcestershire english-heritage.org.uk
Top image: Keith Harrison, Fountain | 1937, installation at Witley Court and Gardens, Worcestershire. Photo: Jim Holden. Courtesy: English Heritage
