Exhibition Tour: ‘The World After’, David Blandy

Led by Assistant Curator James Ravinet

28 November 2019 / 5.00pm - 7.00pm / Focal Point Gallery

Free exhibition tour of ‘The World After’ with Assistant Curator James Ravinet, followed by a tour of ‘Wild Estuary’ at Southend Museums.

‘The World After’ is a newly commissioned work and exhibition by artist David Blandy. Comprised of a film, installation and game, ‘The World After’ is a fictional tale which imagines a world after the Anthropocene era, a time in which humanity’s activities had detrimental effect on earth’s climate and environment. In this future world, human influence on the planet has faded following a catastrophic man-made ecological crisis, with those who remain having to find new ways to survive and form kin.

The project emerges out of New Geographies, a three-year partnership across arts organisations in the East of England to commission site-specific work that responds to a series of publically nominated locations across the region. As one of nine commissioned artists, Blandy’s project takes inspiration from the unique post-industrial setting of Canvey Wick on Canvey Island, Essex.

Part of Southend’s #LastThursdayLates. This event is free and all are welcome. Find out more about the ‘Wild Estuary’ exhibition here.