Daphne Wright

Do what you can within... it will have ripples

Primate – HOT SPOT – Caring For a Burning World #032 (2009) by Daphne WrightLa Galleria Nazionale

Daphne Wright, Primate

The biodiversity crisis, the spiralling extinction of animal and plant species, and the criticism towards the violent development of urbanised areas are at the centre of the work Primate by Daphne Wright.

Installation View – HOT SPOT – Caring For a Burning World #095 (2022)La Galleria Nazionale

What's the first thing you think of when I say Hot Spot?

A place of intense and uncomfortable focus.

Installation View – HOT SPOT – Caring For a Burning World #033 (2022)La Galleria Nazionale

What is the "hottest" contemporary theme nowadays?

Our young people’s negotiation of hyper connectivity.

Primate – HOT SPOT – Caring For a Burning World #002 (2009) by Daphne WrightLa Galleria Nazionale

How artistic practice can actively influence these issues?

Using slow, considered excavation around the edge of the issue can produce resonating, poignant language.

Primate – HOT SPOT – Caring For a Burning World #031 (2009) by Daphne WrightLa Galleria Nazionale

How was it to confront with other artists in Hot Spot?

I was fascinated by the diverse and complicated work, much of which did not directly appear to confront climate change ... but mined the deeper issues surrounding it.

Primate – HOT SPOT – Caring For a Burning World #032 (2009) by Daphne WrightLa Galleria Nazionale

What do you think is the main visitors' feeling in Hot Spot?

I noticed that visitors to the exhibition stayed for a long time … standing still and really looking.

Primate – HOT SPOT – Caring For a Burning World #002 (2009) by Daphne WrightLa Galleria Nazionale

Choose a claim for an aesthetic activism manifesto

Do what you can within your own situation as an individual ... it will have ripples.

Credits: Story

Interview by Giulia Lotti. Photo by Adriano Mura.

Credits: All media
The story featured may in some cases have been created by an independent third party and may not always represent the views of the institutions, listed below, who have supplied the content.
Explore more
Related theme
Hot Spot
27 international artists share their views on climate changes in the exhibition Hot Spot, hosted by the National Gallery in Rome
View theme
Home
Discover
Play
Nearby
Favorites