Listening to the Earth at Drawing Room, London, Explores Humanity's Relationship with the Planet

exhibition · 2026-10-05

The Drawing Room in Bermondsey, London, is hosting an exhibition titled "Listening to the Earth," running until December 13. This showcase features the works of ten international artists who explore themes related to the environment through various mediums. Among the highlighted pieces is Mary Lemley's updated installation of her 1992 work, which incorporates 14 calico cloths at the confluence of historical rivers and the Thames. Lemley also presents a new work, "My Life in Hackney Part Two: Injury, Death and Epiphany." Following its London debut, the exhibition is scheduled to travel to Sheffield Museums and Mostyn in Wales.

Key facts

Listening to the Earth is on view at Drawing Room, London, until 13 December.
Curated by Hammad Nasar, the exhibition includes ten international artists.
Mary Lemley reactivated her 1992 project by lowering a seven-metre calico banner into the Neckinger dock in September.
The banner is stained with mud, debris, and red ochre pigment.
David Nash's Wooden Boulder project (1978–2015) documents a carved oak boulder's journey from stream to sea.
Mohammad Alfaraj's charcoal drawings are made from burnt palm fronds from Al-Ahsa, the world's largest oasis.
Tanoa Sasraku's works include banker's boxes with miniature perspex barrels containing Azerbaijani crude oil and 'Terratype' constructions using pigments from Cornwall and Ghana.
David Alesworth's aerial photographs from a cement plant in Khushab, Pakistan, feature ephemeral Ginkgo leaf drawings in limestone and coal dust.
The exhibition will travel to Sheffield Museums and Mostyn, Wales.

Entities

Artists

Institutions

Drawing Room
Sheffield Museums
Mostyn

Locations

London
United Kingdom
Bermondsey
Thames
Neckinger
Tower Bridge
Putney
Deptford Creek
Cornwall
Ghana
Pakistan
Khushab
Al-Ahsa
Azerbaijan
Wales
Sheffield
Hackney

Sources

The Art Newspaper — 2026-10-05