A free immersive show that promises to illuminate the hidden natural forces that surround us comes to Oxo Tower Wharf for two weeks in December.
Shifting Landscapes — described as a way to 'remember to ourselves that we're an extension of the changing Earth' — features interactive artworks from nine artists, including ambisonic sound experiences, virtual reality, and video installations.
In Sanctuaries of Silence — a virtual reality experience by Adam Loften and Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee — visitors are guided deep into the Hoh Rain Forest, and invited to immerse themselves in the sounds of what is one of the quietest places in North America. Vaughan-Lee also co-directed the film The Nightingale's Song, which is screened as part of Shifting Landscapes, and explores the inspiring songs of nightingales via ambisonic sound experience.
Breathing With the Forest is another immersive installation — this one by Marshmallow Laser Feast — which invites visitors to synchronise their breath with the rhythms of the Amazon rainforest, in the Leticia region.
Zied Ben Romdhane's work, Desert, Fire, Flood, meanwhile, encapsulates the climate crisis through dramatic images; the black and white photographs of fires, droughts, and floods depict the grim reality of the climate emergency.
Alongside the immersive experiences, there's a series of screenings, talks, presentations and the like — check out the website to see what's what.
Shifting Landscapes, Bargehouse Oxo Tower Wharf, 1-10 December 2023, free.
