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Leaves: Eco-Anxiety

Adelaide Contemporary Experimental (ACE)

Amidst ecological polycrisis, what practical, cultural or mystical remedies are possible? The works offer different ways into this question: A yarning circle creates space for conversations about Country, care and planting native species. Eucalyptus leaves frame and scent the gallery. A temple offers a place for quiet retreat and the care practices involved in drinking tea. Other works turn to ecological restoration, performance, ritual, magic and noise as ways of responding to environmental anxiety and grief. Living with ecological crises has become a part of everyday life. Climate change, habitat loss and environmental degradation bring with them anxiety and grief about what is happening to the natural world, and uncertainty about what comes next. Leaves: Eco-Anxiety brings together seven artists whose leaf-based artworks respond to these feelings sympathetically and remedially. Across the exhibition, caring for Country and restoring native habitat sit alongside contemplation, restoration, divination and drinking tea. Together, in different ways, these approaches consider how we might care for the natural world while living with the knowledge of its increasing precarity.
leaves, ferns, seed pods and animal bones on earthy ground, illuminated with red and purple light
When
06 October, 2026
Venue
Adelaide Contemporary Experimental (ACE)
Location and Directions68 North Terrace Adelaide South Australia 5000 Australia
Ticket Prices
Free
Product Types
  • Exhibition and Shows
Facilities
  • Non Smoking
  • Public Toilet
Accessibility
  • Disabled access available, contact operator for details.
Accessibility Information
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Dates
  • Wednesday 07 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Thursday 08 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Friday 09 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Saturday 10 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Sunday 11 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Monday 12 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Tuesday 13 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Wednesday 14 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Thursday 15 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Friday 16 October, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
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  • Wednesday 11 November, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
  • Thursday 12 November, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
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  • Saturday 14 November, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
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  • Monday 16 November, 202611:00 - 16:00Confirmed Event
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