Witnessing the Wilderness

Witnessing the Wilderness, Wimbledon Space, London, UK

The exhibition interrogates our preconceptions of the wilderness, and the role of the artist as adventurer, witness and mediator. Wilderness is both physical topography and a social and cultural construct, promising an untrammelled refuge or a stage for physical challenge and heroic endeavour. Meanwhile, the growth of technologies brings wild places into clear view, allowing them to be witnessed remotely or experienced through mass tourism producing a complex and evolving definition.
Curated by: Ian Brown and Geraint Evans
Participating artists: Ian Brown | Layla Curtis | Geraint Evans | Simon Faithfull | Dan Hays | Paul Harrison and John Wood | James Ireland | Marko Mäetamm | Aleksandra Mir | Jacques Nimki | George Shaw | Helen Sear