Description
The Folkestone Triennial returns for its sixth year with How Lies the Land?, showcasing 18 artists from 15 countries exploring the ground beneath our feet – from its deep histories to the futures it holds. Explore large-scale sculptures, sound installations, digital works and community collaborations that offer new ways of seeing the town – and the world – around us. Complementing events include free workshops, talks, and tours. Whether an art lover or curious to see the artwork in and around Folkestone, it is a great way to explore the town to see free artwork.
Highlights
Céline Condorelli's Dedication (To The Sea, To The Sea) explores the many ways people connect with the sea - as a place of arrival and departure, work and rest, memory and hope. The installation includes four flag-like sculptures, fabric banners, and a live performance. These temporary markers link the town centre to the sea and harbour, creating a space for reflection, connection and welcome.
In Ode to the Channel, Emeka Ogboh transforms this familiar stretch of water into a powerful sensory experience - one that can be heard, tasted and felt. At the heart of the work is a multichannel sound installation, structured in lyrical verses and choruses, the music builds like a tide. You can also experience the Channel through taste and texture with a specially brewed beer, Doggaland, evokes its salt and mineral depth, while Coastal Drift ice lollies recall the shoreline - cold, tangy and earthy, like a memory you can hold in your mouth.
John Gerrard's Ghost Feed invites us to reflect on the relationship between technology, nature, and how we experience the environment. The image shows a spider monkey sitting quietly, staring at a smartphone, in a virtual forest slowly burning around it. The scene draws on real footage of forests burning in places like the Amazon and California, connecting the virtual to the very real environmental crises happening today. The monkey’s phone shows a live video of its face, an endless loop where it watches itself as the world around it changes. This work raises important questions about how technology shapes our understanding of the natural world.
Price
Free.
Runtime
19th July to 19th October 2025
Daily
Times vary - provisional on our calendar.
Picture Credit: © Creative Folkestone/John Gerrard's Ghost Feed.
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