From May 8 to September 28, 2025, the Natural History Museum “Giancarlo Ligabue” presents “Alice Channer – Megaflora”, curated by Harry Woodlock with the support of the British Council and in collaboration with Konrad Fischer Galerie. A leading voice in contemporary British sculpture, Alice Channer brings a monumental and thought-provoking work to Venice, blending art, science, and environmental consciousness.
At the heart of the exhibition is Megaflora (2021), a towering three-meter-high sculpture of a bramble stem—digitally scanned and cast in sand-cast aluminium. Installed for the first time outdoors in the museum’s Giardino di Ingresso, the piece transforms natural form through industrial process, stretching and reimagining flora with a striking material and conceptual power.
Channer’s practice, honed over fifteen years, explores nature in transformation. Her works engage in a compelling dialogue with the museum’s botanical and zoological collections while also reflecting on the fragility of our ecosystem in the face of industrialization and climate change. Megaflora stands as a poetic yet urgent reflection on the distortion and adaptation of nature under human influence.
This installation marks Channer’s return to Venice after her participation in Senza respiro at Ca’ Pesaro in 2019 and Il Palazzo Enciclopedico at the 55th Venice Biennale. A new publication featuring contributions by Louisa Buck accompanies the exhibition, enriching the experience of this powerful outdoor installation. Megaflora invites us to reconsider the boundaries between nature, artifice, and vulnerability in a rapidly changing world.
Website: www.visitmuve.it
Location: Natural History Museum, Venice
Schedule: from May 8 to Sep. 28, 2025
