Comparing a Forest to a Museum
Yasmin Canvin reflects on the conceptual validity of comparing a forest with a museum.
The Forest Is The Museum
The Forest Is The Museum – Abigail Lane & Lala Meredith-Vula
The culmination of Abigail Lane and Lala Meredith-Vula’s residency at Fineshade Wood recontextualises lost property collected in the forest.
Nick Reeves Arts & Environment Award 2019
Fermynwoods Contemporary Art has received a special commendation as part of the 2019 Nick Reeves Arts & Environment Award for our current programme, The Forest is the Museum.
Art + Psychogeography
A free walk and talk event exploring how rural environments can effect emotions and how walking can be seen as way to creatively explore different places.
Wild Sharing: Multimedia Collage with Shirley Nette Williams
Participants met for a day in the woods, experimenting with mixed media collage with artist Shirley Nette Williams.
Wild Learning: Mindful Art/Flow State with Kajal Nisha Patel
Join us for a unique day of mindful creativity and yoga in the heart of Fineshade Wood led by visual artist and certified yoga instructor Kajal Nisha Patel.
Algorithm in the Forest – Exhibition Launch
The Algorithm in the Forest is a multichannel video and sound installation that explores how natural systems have inspired algorithms that impact how we experience our daily lives.
Wild Sharing – Do Birds Hit In The Woods
Specialist sound engineer John shared his expert knowledge and experience of making lathe cut records, helping participants to create their own vinyl disc.
The Algorithm in the Forest
Nature knows nothing of bits, bytes, JAVA or C++ but expresses itself through things like hormones, pheromones and DNA.
Boids
Students from Newton Road School worked with Owl Project to discover natural movement patterns and their own Boid-like behaviour.