TERRA NEXUS
10 October 2020 - January 2021

Proposition Studios
30 Malt Street, SE1 5AY

Artists: Alice Bucknell, Cristiano Di Martino, Catriona Robertson, Amanda Lwin, Alice Cazenave & Hannah Fletcher, Emma Jane Whitton, Rebecca Bellantoni, Sol Bailey-Barker, Tom Lines, Helena Doyle, Charlotte Osborne, Food of War, Sara Trillo, Jack Warne, Wumzum & And Is Phi, Finchittida Finch, Seads UK, , WR Saunders, Tom Chisholm

Curated by Gabriella Sonabend

Terra Nexus is an immersive experience featuring 25 artists produced by Proposition Studios. It invites the audience into a multi-sensory labyrinthine of interconnected worlds to unravel a story which weaves together diverse insights into our relationship with the biosphere. 

Starting with the fundamental idea that we need to shift away from a narrative of human dominion and independence in order to protect the biosphere, installations explore: the necessity of living soil; the perpetual migration of species; the cascading threat of impending extinctions; ways to reconnect with nature; conflict arising from depleted resources; the future of cities and how humans will live within them. From the perspectives of insects and animals, through the eyes of scientists, artificial intelligence, plant life, ancient cultures and conflicting contemporary viewpoints; Terra Nexus is a wormhole of ideas.

Intensive research field trip

Warping sensory experiences, excavating, weaving between co-existing timelines and suggesting alternative histories; this is the first of a series of immersive projects by Proposition Studios asking the viewer to raise their own questions about THE HUMAN AS PART OF ECOLOGY and what that means today and for future generations.

In preparation for this project the exhibiting artists took part in an intensive research residency, visiting sites where human intervention has dramatically increased biodiversity while providing for human needs: Martin Crawford’s Forest Garden in Devon, Knepp Rewilding in Sussex and Prof. Wolfe’s Wakelyns Agroforestry in Suffolk while also meeting the renowned science writer and trailblazing food campaigner Colin Tudge in Oxford.

These world experts who are working to regenerate landscapes and address global food problems have inspired artworks that respond to their cutting edge science, ecological agriculture, environmental activism and deeply researched and practical ideas. 

Practical Information

SOCIAL DISTANCING
Terra Nexus has been designed with social distancing integrated into the experience. Only one visitor is allowed into each room at a time and maximum of 6 people can enter within at each viewing slot. Visitors are required to wear face masks and will be provided with biodegradable gloves on entry.

IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENT
This exhibition has strong sensory elements and if visitors have any accessibility requirements, are uncomfortable in small spaces or sensitive to strong lighting we ask you please contact us so we can answer any questions directly.

OPENING TIMES
Wednesday - Sunday 11am-7pm 

Booking: 30 minute slots (6 people per booking). Reserve tickets today!
Only one person in each room at a time

PRICE TIERS
Free for all Peckham and Bermondsey residents (bring a letter addressed to you)
Free for those on Universal Credit
£5 students & low income
£10 full price

All proceeds from this exhibition will go directly towards paying the exhibiting artists and to funding our future immersive exhibitions and research projects working with a growing network of scientists, philosophers, activists, land workers and creatives. Proposition Studios is committed to empowering artists to be financially self-sufficient.