Art of nature: Redefining the natural order

Hasselt, Belgium – A new exhibition focuses on the different ways in which people have ‘displaced, manipulated or designed nature: from small gardens to private islands, from carrots and bonsai trees to acoustic plants and orange pheasants,’ according to curator Karen Verschooren.

Alter Nature: We Can at the Hasselt fashion museum Z33 presents the work of 20 international contemporary artists and designers. ‘We explore how humankind manipulates nature and how the concept of nature constantly changes as a result,’ explains Verschooren. The show raises several questions, including: What is nature? What is human? What forms of interaction will become standard?

LS:N Global continues to explore concepts that are part of the Rurban Revolution in which urbanites are redefining notions of nature.

The exhibition will run from 21 November 2010 to 13 March 2011.