ARKADIA
Stephanie Rushton & Mally Mallinson
Installed at Longton Exchange: Sept - Oct 2021
Polystyrene, paint, wood, plants and construction materials
Digital photography printed on translucent window vinyl
Inspired by dystopian narratives from science and speculative fiction, Arkadia explores the Posthuman, our relationship to the natural world, the environmental impact of mass consumerism and potential consequences of climate change
THE GOLDEN FLEECED - A golden shopping trolley suspended in a tree, acts as a replacement for shop signage
SKIP OF FOOLS - A skeleton pushes a skip containing the last remnants of earth’s precious plant life up a mound of architectural debris
The windows displayed edge to edge imagery of entangled, withered vegetation.
Support: Longton Exchange Shopping Centre and M&M Signs and Graphics




















