Seedscapes - Future-Proofing Nature

Description

RAMM welcomes the new national touring exhibition from Impressions Gallery – Seedscapes: Future-Proofing Nature, curated by Professor Liz Wells.
From Scottish shorelines to Arctic seed vaults, five contemporary artists explore global efforts to save plants from extinction. Threats such as war, pollution and global warming have rapidly declined plant diversity; without the vitality of seeds for the production of medicine and food, we will not be able to sustain ourselves. Seedscapes features photography, moving image and sculpture to reveal how international artists, biologists and ecologists are responding to these increasingly concerning challenges.

Dornith Doherty documents seed banks around the world, using scientific imaging to reveal seeds in ‘suspended animation; Sant Khalsa responds to the plight of forest fires and deforestation in California; Chrystel Lebas follows in the footsteps of botanist E.J. Salisbury, photographing natural habitats almost a hundred years later; Liz Orton goes behind the scenes at the Herbarium at Kew; and Heidi Morstang journeys to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in the Arctic Norwegian Archipelago.

Period	3 Jul 2021 → 5 Sept 2021
Event type	Exhibition
Location	Exeter, United KingdomShow on map
Degree of Recognition	National