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Kristina Veasey & Alejandro Ahmed Capturing the Forest

Presented by In Between Time

Be transported to the forest this autumn with Capturing the Forest, an installation and live intervention by acclaimed artists Kristina Veasey (UK) and Alejandro Ahmed (Brazil). Merging sculpture, ceramics, sound, film and movement, this groundbreaking international collaboration brings the essence of the forest to you, exploring accessible routes into nature while immersing you in the landscape.

As disabled artists, both Veasey and Ahmed have faced challenges in accessing nature. This artwork is their tribute to the forest, inspired by the experiences of those who love the natural world but may not be able to visit it. Drawing from the vastly different forests of the UK and Brazil, they use design, AI, raw materials, and live broadcast to create a sensory-rich celebration of nature, art, and technology.

Immerse yourself in forest clearings shaped by the artists’ interpretations of their experiences. From her bedroom, Kristina Veasey invites you to walk through these spaces, joining her in a peaceful forest-bathing meditation. You can also touch and smell the clay she works with, creating your own dorodango.

Alejandro Ahmed’s Forest Fiction invites you to contribute your words to a growing forest of imagination.

Visit the installation on Wednesday 30 October – Friday 1 November at the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, situated on the University of Sussex Falmer campus (Brighton).

Then join us at 5pm on Friday 1 November for a live intervention, when the forest comes alive as Ahmed broadcasts digital sound and visuals from his studio in Brazil. Using call-and-response inspired by birds calling to one another across the canopy, Kristina and Alejandro invite you on a sensory journey into a magical, liminal forest world.

INSTALLATION dates and opening Times

Wednesday 30 October 11am - 5pm

Thursday 31 October 11am - 5pm

Friday 1 November Open 11am - 3pm

LIVE INTERVENTION

Friday 1 November 5pm - 6pm

(Live Intervention by Alejandro Ahmed)

The event is run on a pay what you decide basis.

ACCESSING THE VENUE

For information about venue accessibility, please see ACCA’s access guide

For information on parking and travel to the venue, please visit ACCA’s website

ACCESS INFORMATION

Capturing the Forest is an immersive installation comprising pools of light in darkness. Each pool of light contains sculpture, film and design. The smells and sounds of nature fill the space and you are invited to engage in artist-led forest bathing. Earplugs available on request.

Lights will not create a strobe effect.

An audio and written description of the installation will be available for the duration of the show

Friday 1 November Live Event access information

BSL interpreter will be present from 5pm – 6 pm on Friday 1 November during the live event to provide information about the installation.

SUPPORTERS

Presented by In Between Time and supported by the Attenborough Centre for Creative Arts (UK) and Panorama Festival (Brazil). This Unlimited International Partner Award 2023 commission is made possible with support from Arts Council England and the British Council.