Forward Thinking Art

Fragments of time by Nick Gentry is art made by recycling floppy disks. Photo credit: Southhampton Solent University.

Art lover and traveler? If you’re in the UK now, think about seeing Forward Thinking, an art exhibition which explores environmental, social and ethical concerns through art.

At UK’s Southhampton Solent University, the art exhibition brings together six artists from Canada, Japan and the UK. Forward Thinking looks at some of the ways in which contemporary artists grapple with building a more sustainable future, seeking socially and environmentally responsible ways of living and working.

One of these artists is Nick Gentry who is best known for his recycling of floppy disks and film negatives. His exhibition piece is Gentry’s Fragments of time (above) which is “influenced by the development of consumerism, technology and cyberculture in society.”

Wind Construction by Joan Sullivan. Photo credit: Southhampton Solent University.

Another Forward Thinking exhibiting artist is photographer Joan Sullivan who focuses on renewable energy. In her contribution, Wind Construction (above), Sullivan documents the installation of wind turbines in Canada with views from their highest point.

Forward Thinking
DATES: Until May 3, 2014
HOURS: Monday – Friday 11–6pm and Saturday 11–5pm.
LOCATION: Solent Showcase
Sir James Matthews Building,
Above Bar, Southampton, SO14 7NN