The ‘Hot Contents’ exhibition, by Matt Denham, was shared in the Art Gallery at Darlington Library in 2024, and explored relationships between the past and present industrial heritage of the North East and the climate emergency.
It imagined a near future where unsustainable growth and over-production has dramatically changed our landscape. Taking the form of brightly coloured video installations, sound maps and living sculptures, the work in this exhibition explored possible futures through local sites of transition, spaces of resistance, and climate action that aims to shape a positive future.
Matt undertook an extensive programme of engagement with local environmental groups which informed the development of this exhibition, having secured Arts Council England Project Funding with Creative Darlington match funding.
