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Are gardens the art of the future?
In recent months, several large-scale garden-focused exhibitions have grappled with the relationships between plants and history, technology, the climate crisis, and more. This isn’t to say that flora isn’t a perennial fascination for artists. Many artists have worked with organic materials to comment on environmental collapses as well as the interconnectedness of all life on Earth. Some artists, however, have taken these interests a step further, elevating the idea of gardening to an expansive, awe-inspiring effect.
@emilycsteer examines how artists like Precious Okoyomon (
@devilintraining_ ), Shezad Dawood, and Mat Collishaw (
@matcollishawstudio ) explore cultivated natural environments as part of their practices.
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Pictured: Mat Collishaw, “Heterosis” Collage (2023). Courtesy of the artist and Kew Gardens. Mat Collishaw, Albion (2023). Courtesy of the artist and Kew Gardens.© Shezad Dawood, Night in the Garden of Love (2023) VR environment, produced by UBIK Productions, co-commissioned by WIELS, Brussels, and Aga Khan Museum, Toronto. Courtesy of UBIK Productions. Precious Okoyomon, Earth Before the End of the World (2022). Photo by Ben Davis.