I visited the Eco-Visionaries exhibition at the Royal Academy early this year to see how artists and designers are responding the current climate crisis.

A colourful anatomical model of the human circulatory and nervous system, suspended in a transparent resin block. The model features brightly coloured veins, arteries, and organs in vivid red, yellow, blue, and green against a neutral grey background.
Portrait of Ellie Thompson, Founder and Director at Ave Design, smiling in front of a brick wall.
Founder and Director

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The exhibition explored our rapidly changing world through multi disciplinary art pieces and the urgent need to find sustainable solutions.

A dark circular view of a jellyfish tank, showing translucent jellyfish glowing under soft blue lighting.
An angular, folded publication on a wooden table, featuring textured photography of natural scenes, including waterfalls and bark patterns.
A preserved anatomical specimen suspended in a clear tank, featuring tangled and branching structures in soft reds and whites.

It made it strikingly obvious that a huge change in our relationship to the environment is needed to mitigate this crisis. I did wonder during this exhibition when will be the time where we all significantly change our lifestyle on a global level, without ever thinking of the possibility of a pandemic.

A framed photograph of an elderly woman in a red top and light pink blazer holding a mirrored image of herself, titled 'Ma Anand Sheela Now'.

Following this exhibition, I walked to the National Portrait Gallery for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition with each image telling a unique and diverse story. The diversity of the photographs was fascinating, each exploring unique moments, places, histories and identities.

Five photographs of a misty park installation, including fog among trees, metal structures, and sculptural seating with pink accents.

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