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Shezad Dawood works across disciplines including film, painting, neon, sculpture and Virtual Reality to deconstruct systems of image, language, site and narrative. His practice often involves collaboration and knowledge exchange, mapping across geographic borders and communities. Dawood is well known for Leviathan, a five-year multifaceted project exploring three urgent issues of our time: climate change, migration and mental health.
The Terrarium highlights the implications of climate change for marine ecosystems, and the consequences of rising sea levels, incorporating references to the Baltic and Kent coastlines. The VR experience transports you 300 years into the future where the surface of Planet Earth is 90% water. Transformed into a sophisticated cephalopod hybrid and released from a laboratory into the open seas, you are unexpectedly captured by future humans engaged in the pillaging of the planet.
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Folkestone Triennial is the flagship project of Creative Folkestone and the largest exhibition of newly commissioned work presented in the UK. Artists are invited to use the town as their gallery, utilising public spaces to create striking new art that reflects issues affecting both the town and the wider world. Four Triennials have taken place attracting more than 440,000 visitors. Artists commissioned include Cornelia Parker, Christian Boltanski, Jeremy Deller, Martin Creed, Mark Wallinger, Cristina Iglesias, Richard Wilson, Andy Goldsworthy and AK Dolven.
https://www.creativefolkestone.org.uk...
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Creative Folkestone is a visionary arts charity dedicated to transforming Folkestone through collective creative activity, making the town a better place to live, work, play and visit.
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#CreativeFolkestone #FolkestoneTriennial #Triennial21 #ShezadDawood
Shezad Dawood works across disciplines including film, painting, neon, sculpture and Virtual Reality to deconstruct systems of image, language, site and narrative. His practice often involves collaboration and knowledge exchange, mapping across geographic borders and communities. Dawood is well known for Leviathan, a five-year multifaceted project exploring three urgent issues of our time: climate change, migration and mental health.
The Terrarium highlights the implications of climate change for marine ecosystems, and the consequences of rising sea levels, incorporating references to the Baltic and Kent coastlines. The VR experience transports you 300 years into the future where the surface of Planet Earth is 90% water. Transformed into a sophisticated cephalopod hybrid and released from a laboratory into the open seas, you are unexpectedly captured by future humans engaged in the pillaging of the planet.
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Folkestone Triennial is the flagship project of Creative Folkestone and the largest exhibition of newly commissioned work presented in the UK. Artists are invited to use the town as their gallery, utilising public spaces to create striking new art that reflects issues affecting both the town and the wider world. Four Triennials have taken place attracting more than 440,000 visitors. Artists commissioned include Cornelia Parker, Christian Boltanski, Jeremy Deller, Martin Creed, Mark Wallinger, Cristina Iglesias, Richard Wilson, Andy Goldsworthy and AK Dolven.
https://www.creativefolkestone.org.uk...
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Creative Folkestone is a visionary arts charity dedicated to transforming Folkestone through collective creative activity, making the town a better place to live, work, play and visit.
Follow us:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/creativefolk...
Instagram: instagram.com/creativefstone
Twitter: twitter.com/CreativeFstone
#CreativeFolkestone #FolkestoneTriennial #Triennial21 #ShezadDawood
