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Autumn Highlights

IAMISIGO, clay-dyed barkcloth dress, Shadows, Spring/Summer 2024. Photograph by Fred Odede. Courtesy of IAMISIGO. Dirty Looks at the Barbican.

IAMISIGO, clay-dyed barkcloth dress, Shadows, Spring/Summer 2024. Photograph by Fred Odede. Courtesy of IAMISIGO. Dirty Looks at the Barbican.

This season we’re exploring fashion, sustainability and how artists are rethinking our relationship with the natural world.

In our largely urban world, artists are renewing their connection with nature and discovering how the landscape tells stories of who we are. Designers are rejecting the short-term buzz of fast fashion in favour of more sustainable production and discovering centuries-old practices. Musicians are taking inspiration from the natural rhythms of the seasons. Elsewhere artists tackle environmental damage, from the Amazon to the Suffolk coast, and share their hopes for regeneration.