Teetering between “wondering” and “wandering”, the exhibition frames nature as both a moving force and a questioning presence. A wild that shifts across time and territories, under human hands and through chosen narratives, while opening a reflection on what endures, what was lost, and what may still be reimagined. By reversing the gaze, the exhibition invites us to consider not only how humanity has shaped nature, but how the wild might in turn observe, remember and change us through our reverence, fear, industry, violence, care and enchantment?
In these wondering wilds, nature is never passive. It travels, resists, seduces, overwhelms and provokes human invention, sometimes even against itself. Bronze imitates wood, oxidised iron gives birth to animal bodies, printed metal becomes vegetation, and residue becomes form. Nature is not only represented; it becomes the guiding force of creativity, drawing humankind into a cycle of desire, possession, transformation and possible reconciliation.
Free entrance
Gallery, Level 2
Opening hours:
Tuesday to Friday: 1.00 pm - 7.30 pm
*Thursday 17 September: 1.00 pm - 5.30 pm
Saturday: 9.00 am - 6.00 pm
Free guided tours (30 min)
Adults (in English):
Tuesdays 5.45 pm & 6.45 pm
Wenesdays 6.45 pm
Thursdays 5.45 pm & 6.45 pm (except Thursday 17 September)
Fridays 6.45 pm (except Friday 4 September)
Aduls (in French):
Tuesdays 6.15 pm
Wenesdays 5.45 pm & 6.45 pm
Thurdsays 6.15 pm (except Thursday 17 September)
Children (in English):
Fridays 6.15 pm (except Friday 4 September)
Children (in French):
Fridays 5.45 pm (except Friday 4 September)
Programme:
Homeward, a sensory performance lecture by Nitish Jain followed by a guided tour of the exhibition with curator Mathieu Gomez
Saturday 22 August, 6.00 pm
Saturday 22 August, 7.30 pm
Sunday 23 August, 3.00 pm
The Secret Room of Urban Bestiary, a site-specific contemporary dance performance by ARTS FISSION
Friday 4 September, 7.00 pm, followed by the screening of Animal Kingdom
Friday 11 September, 7.30 pm, followed by a concert by Flanery, with curated wines
Openings, an interdisciplinary performance that weaves a dialogue between East and West through music, dance, and live calligraphy
Friday 18 September, 7.30 pm
The Elsewhere Within, an acoustic concert in French, English and Arabic by Maria Lavergne
Saturday 26 September, 7.00 pm
A Wild, Wild Night, the closing celebration of the exhibition with a commissioned DJ set by sonic artist howrong, and a curated selection of wines by People of Wine
Thursday 1 October, 7.30 pm
