'FLOWERS – FLORA IN CONTEMPORARY ART & CULTURE' featuring Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg at Saatchi Gallery, London
19 December 2024
From 12 February – 5 May 2025, FLOWERS – FLORA IN CONTEMPORARY ART & CULTURE featuring Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg opens at Saatchi Gallery, supported by Cazenove Capital and Buccellati.
Flowers have, throughout history, inspired artists, writers and creatives. FLOWERS – FLORA IN CONTEMPORARY ART & CULTURE seeks to reveal the myriad ways that flowers continue to be depicted by artists and their omnipresence within our contemporary culture. Occupying two floors and over nine major gallery spaces, this exhibition features large-scale installations, original art, photography, fashion, archival objects and graphic design exploring the ongoing influence of flowers on creativity and human expression.
Over 500 unique artworks and objects are on display throughout the exhibition, divided into nine sections – from 'Roots', 'In Bloom', 'Flowers and Fashion', 'Science: Life & Death', to 'New Shoots' – each exploring different creative themes and media. One room is entirely devoted to a bespoke installation piece by Rebecca Louise Law, made up of over 100,000 dried flowers, while another is transformed into a digital projection space featuring interactive work of the pioneering French artist Miguel Chevalier.
Curatorially, sections of the exhibition involve collaborations with institutions and designers such as Marimekko. The project partner for a presentation of photographic works from Flora Imaginaria, curated by Danaé Panchaud and William Ewing, is the Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography (FEP).
Find out more via Saatchi Gallery.
Image: Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg, A Stream Stood Still (68cm), 2022, Wood, grout, fabric, acrylic paint, resin, polymer clay, metal, wire, 67 x 68 x 35 cm, 26 3/8 x 26 3/4 x 13 3/4 in, © Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg, Courtesy Lisson Gallery. Photography by Theo Christelis.
