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Speculative Future
Group Exhibition - 21 national and international artists
Curated by Heather Gray
A-Side B-Side Gallery, Hackney Downs, London, E8 2BT

Private View: Thursday March 27th 6-9 pm
Continues 10 am - 8 pm until March 31st

“I don’t want to be human! I want to see gamma rays! I want to hear x-rays, and I want to smell dark matter. Do you see the absurdity of what I am?” *

Speculative Future explores notions of time and space. From London flooding to Sci-fi Cybersensual fantasies, fantastical futures - utopian and dystopian are represented through an array of engaging artworks. The place of humans in this vast, starry expanse is examined through video, collage, painting, drawing and sculptural installations.

The exhibition arose in response to an increasing awareness of the uses of science and technology in our lives and an interest in how these uses will evolve over time. People such as Alduos Huxley and George Orwell, who predicted many of the realities which we experience today also influenced the show.

Through an open call, artists were invited to submit work relating to the future. All things bizarre, magnificent, time warping and other worldly were considered for this futuristic collection of contemporary art works. Stay ahead of the curve and see what this varied group of artists are speculating about your future.

The participating artists are:
Morgan Drew, Emily Lazerwitz, Gavin Smith, Hortense Le Calvez, Robin Tarbet, Ondrej Benes, Electra Costa, Jillian Knipe, Alison Shanks, Christiana Kazakou, Katy Wallwork, Elisabeth Blanchet, Fay Mc Closkey, Hayley Harrison, Jessica Wallis, Kay Bainbridge, Edie Jo Murray, Niloufar Brook, Timothy Shepard, Michael Chance & Maria Ves.

Speculative Future is the first London based curatorial project by artist, Heather Gray.