TRAVEL
THE GREAT EXHIBITIONS OF THE SOUTH EAST
By Tess de Klerk
JANANNE AL-ANI: ‘TIMELINES’
ASTRONOMY PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Towner Eastbourne
Jananne Al-Ani is a London-based, Iraqi-born artist working with photography, film and video. Her exhibition is a moving work in which she reveals a micro landscape in the surface of a highly decorated brass tray that originated in Iraq and is now held in the V&A Collection. Using ultra close-up photographs of the engraved surface and computer animation, Al-Ani transforms the flattened perspective of the scene into a vast and varied landscape. The artist’s work is concerned with the power of testimony, representations of landscapes marked by conflict, and the legacy of British power and influence globally. Until May 22nd 2022
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National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
PIP & POP
Kew Gardens, Richmond If you have a little one in your life (or a big one!) who loves vivid candy floss colours and fantastical shapes then take them to Kew Gardens and pop into the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art for this eclectic exhibition of artworks made from everyday materials such as sugar, candy, and assorted craft materials. See the imaginary landscape filled with foods of the future, created in collaboration with Kew scientists. Until March 2023
Expect breathtaking intergalactic images as 2022’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibit showcases the world’s best space photography, from spectacular skyscapes to mind-blowing images of distant planets and galaxies. Leave the museum with a renewed sense of wonder for the universe and our place in it. Until August 7th 2022
