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John Gerrard is best known for creating "Land Art in the age of Google Earth": eye-catching digital simulations examining timely global issues.

If you were bowled over by the Mirror Pavilion of 2020 and 2021, then prepare to be wowed by the latest from the inspirational John Gerard. His Flare [Oceania] 2022 will be unveiled on the Galway Docks this July as part of Galway International Arts Festival 2022 This exciting new work represents an ecology in hyper distress and a world faced with the existential threat of rising seas.

If, like me, you are fascinated with the logistics of staging major and unusual events, then you will be thriled with the new podcast which looks behind the scenes at the iconic Mirror Pavilion installation which stood alone as a solitary cultural landmark in the city during the initial stages of the pandemic.

Highlights from the Gwangju Biennale Curated by Defne Ayas and Natasha Ginwala, this year’s edition explores transnational kinships and inherited healing practices to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Gwangju May Uprising One of Asia’s most prominent art exhibitions, the Gwangju Biennale – originally slated for 2020, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic – opened its 13th edition exploring the limits of individual cognition and the transcendent possibilities o...