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Dear Earth artist in focus: Daiara Tukano
Artwork by Daiara Tukano on display at the Hayward Gallery as part of the exhibition, Dear Earth
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Dear Earth artist in focus: Daiara Tukano

Daira Tukano creates images based on introspective dream-like experiences. Her work featured as part of the 2023 Hayward Gallery exhibition Dear Earth.

Union Jill: the story behind a symbol of protest and alternative Britain
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Union Jill: the story behind a symbol of protest and alternative Britain

Environmental activists Helen B and Heather talk about the creation of the Union Jill, a flag which became a familiar symbol of 1990s road protests.

Sustainability at the Southbank Centre
A view of greenery with purple flowers, featuring the London Eye and buildings in the background under a lively sky
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Sustainability at the Southbank Centre

What is the Southbank Centre doing to become more sustainable? Our sustainability advisor explains some of our approaches to becoming net zero.

The Hermes Experiment: 6 things… I love about contemporary classical music
The Hermes Experiment
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The Hermes Experiment: 6 things… I love about contemporary classical music

The Hermes Experiment’s clarinettist shares his enthusiasm for contemporary classical music.

Dear Earth artist in focus: Richard Mosse
A woman views a large photograph of an abandoned industrial site where brightly colored red foliage and weeds are overgrowing metal pipes and machinery.
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Dear Earth artist in focus: Richard Mosse

Richard Mosse has been documenting the Amazon through specialist imaging technology. His work featured as part of 2023’s Dear Earth at Hayward Gallery.

Vanessa Kisuule, Rory Aaron, Rona Luo and the New Poets Collective
A woman wearing a denim jacket standing against a green background
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Vanessa Kisuule, Rory Aaron, Rona Luo and the New Poets Collective

Tutor Vanessa Kisuule and participants Rory Aaron and Rona Luo share their experience of our New Poets Collective.

Otobong Nkanga on climate change, hope and resistance
The artist Otobong Nkanga wearing red framed glasses and a multi-coloured jacket
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Otobong Nkanga on climate change, hope and resistance

Artist Otobong Nkanga discusses her work Double Shot (2018) and the theme and focus of Dear Earth with Hayward Gallery chief curator Rachel Thomas.

8 things to know about Bach’s Goldberg Variations
A vintage illustration of the composer JS Bach
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8 things to know about Bach’s Goldberg Variations

Written in 1741, Bach’s Goldberg Variations are considered one of the composer’s greatest keyboard works. Here are some key facts about the composition.

The Endz: from the streets to the stage, via a car park
A main performer at the centre of the image with the other performers focused out behind him.
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The Endz: from the streets to the stage, via a car park

A performance piece from Multi-Story Orchestra that started out as a Peckham school project and brings together spoken word, rap and an orchestra.

The Climate Conversation featuring Greta Thunberg, Tori Tsui and Dominique Palmer
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The Climate Conversation featuring Greta Thunberg, Tori Tsui and Dominique Palmer

Watch Greta Thunberg, Tori Tsui, Dominique Palmer, Daphne Frias, Mya-Rose Craig and Ati Viviam Villafaña in a discussion about our climate emergency

Supriya Nagarajan on climate, Carnatic music and Meltwater
Supriya Nagarajan wearing a pink sari sitting down with a microphone and smiling.
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Supriya Nagarajan on climate, Carnatic music and Meltwater

The Carnatic singer-composer and founder of Manasamitra explains MELTWATER, a work inspired by water and the impacts of the climate crisis.

Dear Earth artist in focus: Andrea Bowers
A gallery view featuring a large, suspended cylindrical sculpture made of hanging green and purple threads over organic material, flanked by two framed wall tapestries.
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Dear Earth artist in focus: Andrea Bowers

Artist Andrea Bowers makes art about activism and activists using a range of media. Her work featured in 2023 Hayward Gallery exhibition Dear Earth.