Name: Opening: From the Ground Up
Start: 2025-08-22T16:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-08-22T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Vestergade 29, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark

Galleri Image presents the group exhibition From the Ground Up, curated by Peggy Sue Amison.
The exhibition opens on Friday 22 August 2025 at 4-6 p.m. The artists Aideen Barry and Rehab Eldalil as well as the curator Peggy Sue Amison will be present at the opening.
The exhibition consists of works by Laeïla Adjovi (Benin/ France), Aideen Barry (Ireland), Adrian L. Burrell (United States), Rehab Eldalil (Egypt), Tobi Onabolu (UK/Nigeria) and Tshepiso Moropa (South Africa).
The connection between nature and culture manifest in a multitude of ways, spanning values, beliefs, and behaviours. This connection’s impact on society extends to the ways knowledge is processed and language is used. The direct connection between cultural systems and our environment means that if one shifts or changes, the other responds accordingly. For ancient civilisations, it was believed there was no separation between nature and culture, whereas today, we often view them as separate or even opposites.
In From the Ground Up, this group of artists explore how cultures are directly connected to nature and knowledge. The works consider how the loss of ancient wisdom responds to changing biodiversity, recognising the growing need to connect with past histories in order to explain present challenges in day-to-day life. Creating deeper connections to the natural world is an essential element for a sense of belonging and groundedness.
Through photography, video, and performance, these artists from vastly different cultural perspectives investigate intricate relationships between society and nature, exploring how these nuanced connections contribute to the shaping of biodiversity and also effect other aspects of civilisation in the form of artistic expression, cultural evolution, social justice, and the survival of fragile ecosystems.
Galleri Image will arrange a seminar on Saturday, 27 September 2025 in Øst for Paradis – Art Cinema with the artists and curator present. More information to follow.
See more on our website: https://galleriimage.dk/en/event/from-the-ground-up-2-2/

The exhibition is supported by the New Carlsberg Foundation, the city of Aarhus (Kulturudviklingspuljen), the Danish Arts Foundation, the Obel Family Foundation, the Louis-Hansen Foundation, the Augustinus Foundation, East Wing and Culture Ireland
Photo credit: Rehab Eldalil from the series "South Sinai Flora Field Guide"