Edge
Where the Land Meets the Sea
A major thematic exhibition exploring how our soils and seas are interconnected as part of a sophisticated web of life.
Edge is the first of two landmark exhibitions commissioned by Hastings Contemporary which respond directly to the gallery’s location on a shingle beach to explore themes including ocean futures and sustainability. The sequel exhibition, Horizon, will take place in autumn 2027.
Curated by The Land Gardeners who presented SOIL at Somerset House in 2025, Edge will be a major thematic exhibition staged across the gallery, exploring how our soils and seas are interconnected as part of a sophisticated web of life on our planet.
The exhibition will feature work from the early 20th century to now, by artists including Anya Gallaccio, Wolfgang Tillmans, Merce Cunningham, Barbara Hepworth, Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, Jem Southam, Martin Parr, Susie Hamilton, and Massimo Bartolini.
It will consider topics framed by the point at which land and sea meet; from biodiversity and the natural environment, to human relationships with the coast, from leisure to coastal poverty and migration.
