CCANW has announced a new book: SoilCulture: Bringing the Arts down to Earth, co-published by CCANW and Gaia Project.
Initiated by the Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World (CCANW), Soil Culture is a three year programme revealing how arts and culture explore the vital, ecological importance of soil. The programme consists of various events, in particular 12 artist residencies aimed at encouraging an exploration of the ecology and importance of soil.
The project has climaxed with a major group exhibition, Soil Culture: Deep Roots (Falmouth Art Gallery and Plymouth Peninsula Arts in 2015/16), which brings together the work of six important international environmental artists: Paolo Barrile, Mel Chin, herman de vries, Richard Long, Ana Mendieta, and Claire Pentecost.
The range of artworks includes work by Mel Chin, who uses plants to extract heavy metals from contaminated land, to that of Claire Pentecost who has sculpted soil into the shapes of gold ingots to reflect its true worth. Also featured are works by seven British artists, including Chris Drury, Andy Goldsworthy, and David Nash.
The richly-illustrated book retails for £15 plus P&P., and includes a foreword by Patrick Holden CBE, essays by Bruce Lascelles and Daro Montag, and illustrated texts on all the artists’ work included in Deep Roots and Deep Shoots.
Purchase the book here (available January 15th)