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Fiona Campbell<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u2018Cirri’ by Fiona Campbell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Fiona Campbell is a visual artist, educator and curator, often exploring environmental themes like sustainability and life\u2019s interconnectedness. Being brought up in Kenya, her work has been informed by these deep-rooted connections, as well as her interest in materiality and process. \u2018Cirri\u2019 is a part of the project \u2018step in stone\u2019. Her project involved site-specific artscapes in Mendip quarries with 14 international artists. This piece in particular is based on plant like crinoids (sea lilies) \u2013 ancient sea creatures whose fossilised remains are common in carboniferous limestone and whose descendants can still be found living today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find more of Fiona\u2019s work on her website<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Precious Okoyomon<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u2018Earthseed\u2019 by Precious Okoyomon <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Describing poems as their prayers, Nigerian-American artist, poet and chef Precious Okoyomon stages intricate sculptural terrains, fashioned from elements teeming with life, growth, decay, and transition. A tapestry of materials like soil, rocks, water, wildflowers and vines each bear the weight of metaphoric significance. For instance, the inclusion of kudzu plants are metaphors for the entanglement of slavery, racialisation, and diaspora with the natural world, offering a poignant testament to the potential for transformation and rejuvenation. Through their creations, Okoyomon aspires to rouse a call for ecological rebellion and renewal.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can check out more about Precious on their Instagram.<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ackroyd & Harvey<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u2018On The Shore (Version 2)\u2019 by Ackroyd & Harvey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

British visual-artist duo Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey create multi-disciplinary works that interect art, activism, photography, biology, ecology and history. Their expansive collaboration \u2018On The Shore (Version 2)\u2019 shows a stencilled climate plea written by poet Ben Orki, surrounded by burgeoning grass. As the grass matured over a 9-day period, these words were gradually revealed in bright yellow, serving as a poignant metaphor for our evolving understanding of pressing environmental issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find more of Ackroyd and Harvey\u2019s work on their website<\/a> and Instagram.<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Rosalind Lowry<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u2018Blue Eyed Grass\u2019 by Rosalind Lowry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Rosalind Lowry MRSS is an environmental-based artist from Northern Ireland who works with a range of media to create site specific land art, installations and sculpture. Part of her practice is through environmental land art sculpture trails, such as on the Derrytresk Peat Bog, County Tyrone. \u2018Blue Eyed Grass\u2019 is made of paper and wire and explores the endangered plant species of the bogs. Being only a temporary piece, the work is only made to be viewed for a certain amount of time before being removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find more of Rosalind\u2019s work on her website<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Georgia Tucker<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u2018Conniveo’ by Georgia Tucker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

UK-based artist and designer Georgia Tucker crafts immersive and sensory experiences, addressing societal challenges around sustainability. Georgia\u2019s VR installation \u2018Conniveo\u2019 gives the audience agency to choose whether they will venture forth to witness the stark consequences of plastic pollution, oil spills, dead zones and ghost fishing, or linger within the deceptive veneer of beauty. This poignant installation challenges viewers to confront the profound implications of their choices on the environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find more of Georgia\u2019s work on her website<\/a> and Instagram.<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Olana Light<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u2018Fly Like a Butterfly\u2019 by Olana Light <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

UK-based artist Olana Light is celebrated for her captivating wearable sculpture performances that incorporate organic elements. Light\u2019s work is driven by a powerful mission: \u201cI seek to create a dialogue for change: about nature and our relationship with it\u2026 I want to inspire us to build the unimagined future world, to live in harmony with nature, and to make the world a better place for those around us and who come after us.\u201d Her project \u2018Fly Like a Butterfly\u2019 gracefully employs the butterfly as a metaphor to delve into themes of psychological metamorphosis and identity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find more of Olana\u2019s work on her website<\/a> and Instagram.<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Alistair Keddie<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u2018Volcanoes Echo, Auckland\u2019 by Alistair Keddie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Alistair Keddie is a photographer and visual artist from Scotland now living in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Mainly focusing on landscapes, Alistair also explores ideas of being and place. Through a stunning selection of photography, Alistair allows us to take a new perspective on the world around us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find more of Alistair\u2019s work on his\u00a0website<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mirimari V\u00e4yrynen<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u2018ALBEDO\u2019 by Mirimari V\u00e4yrynen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Working with themes of ecology and approaching environmental questions through motives and concepts of landscape, Mirimari mainly uses painting and installation to explore contemporary landscape as a process. Using oil colour on acrylic board, video, and wooden structure, \u2018ALBEDO\u2019 refers to the ability of an object to reflect the radiation which hits it. The piece was inspired by climate engineering technology for carbon dioxide removal and storage, with the video exploring these themes in Hellisihei\u00f0, Iceland and Adventdalen, Svalbard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find more of Mirimari\u2019s work on her website<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Alex Long Yuan<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u2018Everlasting Flower Border\u2019 by Alex Long Yuan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Based in London and Shanghai, Alex Long Yuan explores the interplay between humanity and ecology through his multi-disciplinary creations. In his work \u2018Everlasting Flower Border,\u2019 viewers are welcomed into a greenhouse-like dome where they can witness the captivating spectacle of flowers opening and closing, entwined with the dance of light and shadow. This immersive experience invites active participation, prompting us to contemplate nature\u2019s role within our urban landscapes, blurring the boundaries between the natural and the artificial. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find more of Alex\u2019s work on his website<\/a> and Instagram.<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Gjert Rognli<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u2018Life is a two-way dream \u2013 Eallin lea guovttesuorat niehku\u2019 by Gjert Rognli<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As a multidisciplinary artist, Gjert Rognli takes inspiration from his belonging to Arctic Northern Norway, his Sami cultural heritage, to light, darkness and the seasons. His works are based in the force of nature. \u2018Life is a two-way dream \u2013 Eallin lea guovttesuorat niehku\u2019 is a video piece which explores the way the world is undergoing rapid change, with polarization and globalization going in many directions. As in the synopsis: \u2018We are in an age marked by adoration of youth, fixation on the present and extreme individualism. What we do today will affect the way people live in the future. The wisdom from the shaman\u2019s worldview from the old Sami religion helps weave together another interpretation and story.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can find more of Gjert\u2019s work on his website<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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