Cathy's Art Diary

Interesting exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery of work by four photographers and film makers exploring environmentally friendly techniques. I loved Scott Hunter’s “Darkroom Ecology” where he is growing plants in the darkroom residue and then harvesting them to reuse as non-toxic developers. I must admit I didn’t understand a lot of the technicalities of this show but I thought this looked beautiful. My favourite pieces were by    Almudena Romero who printed hands onto leaves. Again I don’t really understand how but the images reminded me of ethereal early photography. Closed 28 July 2024  

Useful small exhibition at the Design Museum focusing on how three traditional building materials are being used to build sustainable homes. The show looked at wood, straw and stone describing new methods of using them which often boiled down to making bricks with them. I liked the section on engineered timber ie wood pieces processed into a strong composite from which it has been possible to build a 7 storey tower block in 27 days. I will admit though that my photos aren’t that exciting! Closed 20 March 2024