Folkestone Triennial 2025
How Lies the Land?
Folkestone
Kent, UK
19 July - 19 October 2025
Katie Paterson's new project Afterlife will debut at this years Folkestone Triennial 2025, one of the UK’s leading contemporary art festivals.
The work recreates ancient amulets, carved from materials sourced from disappearing landscapes and fragile ecosystems. Stones from islands threatened by rising sea levels, glacial remnants and materials from fire-ravaged forest are transformed into objects that serve as reflections on loss, connection and renewal. The project explores themes of deep time, geology and environmental change, prompting audiences to consider the legacies left for future generations.
For three months, Folkestone will become an open-air gallery, inviting visitors to experience thought-provoking contemporary art in one of the UK’s most exciting coastal destinations. From the harbour to the cliffs, How Lies the Land? promises to reframe Folkestone’s landscape through ambitious, site-specific commissions that engage with history, ecology, and human movement.
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