Eco(ed) Visions

A group show, curated by Sanaz Askari, that brings together artists whose works explore nature’s sanctuary amidst the urban sprawl, forging an intimate connection. The starting point is Mark Foster Gage’s proposal that urbanisation has transformed architectural edifices into the primary backdrop of our reality.; nature’s role is diminished to that of a leisurely destination. And as the relentless tide of urbanisation swells, a palpable reliance on art to fill the void left by nature becomes a necessary consequence …

Says the gallery: “the works in the exhibition echo an invitation for the re-imagining of futures that intertwine nature and human life over their constructed boundaries. Can we manifest new realities by widening our awareness of the relationship between the urban and the natural? What do we find when we seek sanctuary in nature against the backdrop of uncertainty and existential crises? How do we hold on to the visions of a new spring, waiting to be born again?”

The artists: Abbas Akhavan, Ali Akbar Sadeghi, Claire Cical Quassine, Dana Dawud, Farideh Lashai, Fereydoun Ave, Hadieh Shafie, Hashel Al Lamki, Negar Farajiani, Salé Sharifi, Sasan Abri.

To 3 March.