The exhibition is set to open in Cornwall on the 18th September.
Daniel Beltra, Iceland #5 Hvita River, Sebastiao Salgado, Brooks Range, Alaska
The Eden Project in Cornwall has announced an exhibition that will explore humanity’s relationship with the natural world.
Featuring 35+ world-renowned artists, photographers, sculptors and filmmakers, this new show has been created by conservation charity Explorers Against Extinction to highlight how from prehistoric time, through the present and into the future humanity’s relationship with the natural world has evolved as the world has changed.
Extinction: Renewal, Art of a Living Planet will bring together sculpture, photography, film and contemporary art to examine this particular topic through four different zones titled: Extinction, Climate, Community and Renewal. Each of the zones will form as follows:
- Extinction – Travel back through Earth’s history to explore what has been lost and what ancient landscapes can still teach us today. Highlights include Richard Deacon‘s sculpture created from the fossilised teeth of three vanished species, Emily Young‘s hauntingly beautiful carved stone face, which incorporates a 600,000-year-old hand axe, and David Nash‘ssculptures made from 800,000-year-old pinecones, alongside work from artists Andy Goldsworthy, Conrad Shawcross, Julian Stair, Eleanor Lakelin and Michael Pinsky.
- Climate – See our changing planet through the eyes of some of the world’s leading environmental artists and documentary photographers. Featuring work by Sebastião Salgado, Daniel Beltrá, Richard Mosse, Cristina Mittermeier, Ami Vitale, Paul Nicklen, Michael Kenna, Bigert & Bergström, and Beverly Joubert.
- Community – Meet artists and communities working on the front lines of the climate crisis, from Mongolia, to Malaysia, Sudan, Iran, Papua New Guinea, Zimbabwe and beyond. Together, they share their stories of resilience, cultural heritage and the deep connection between people and nature. Featuring work from Rashid Diab, Jantsankhorol Erdenebayar, Nasim Hantehzadeh, Shaq Koyok, Gazellah Bruder, Tichaona Ncube and more.
- Renewal – Discover a renewed sense of hope through inspiring stories of communities restoring forests, recovering species, protecting ecosystems and finding new ways to live alongside nature. Featuring paintings and videos by Sophie Green, Gary Hodges, Emma Swift, Karen Laurence Rowe, Emily Lamb, Anne London and Luke Western. The exhibition concludes with a powerful spoken-word film voiced by Sir Stephen Fry, leaving visitors with a hopeful reminder that the future of the living planet is still ours to shape.
Talking about the exhibition, Misha Curson, senior curator at the Eden Project, said: “This exhibition brings together artists whose work reminds us that creativity is one of the most powerful tools for imagining a different future. At a moment when the scale of the planetary emergency can feel overwhelming, this exhibition asks visitors to look closely, reflect and find hope in renewal – because how we imagine the future shapes how we choose to build it. I’m hugely grateful to our partners for their generosity and vision in bringing this extraordinary collection together.
“As the Eden Project celebrates its 25th anniversary, this exhibition reflects the values that have guided Eden from the beginning: reconnecting people with nature and inspiring positive action for the planet.”
To find out more visit: https://www.edenproject.com/