REWORLDING sets out to question the idea of a single dominant Western-centred worldview and the totalising claims of global consumerism, in its place amplifying marginalised human and non-human voices to build sustainable, inclusive and alternative worlds.
REWORLDING is the overall project title for a series of exhibitions and site-specific installations, curated by University of Exeter’s MA Curation class of 2026, investigating the notion of ‘repair’, and reimagining our shared reality in response to current social, ecological and technological crises.
REWORLDING sets out to question the idea of a single dominant Western-centred worldview and the totalising claims of global consumerism, in its place amplifying marginalised human and non-human voices to build sustainable, inclusive and alternative worlds.
REWORLDING
Projects
Curator
Niga SalamArtists
Faek Rasoul, Kamaran Najm, Hardi Kurda, Baha Yasir, Bzhwen Jamal, Ahmad Najm, Awaz Suad, Sarina Panahideh, Hoshang BahjatEndurance
An exhibition of 9 Kurdish artists' work, exploring everyday resilience in the face of on-going conflict. Beyond the spectacle of war, ENDURANCE considers how conflict continues to be ingrained in everyday life.
Curators
Indie Hansford, Theadora Perignon, Laila RossArtists
Robyn Bamford, Ella Yolande, Ashanti Hare, Emma Saffy WilsonWhen the Earth Holds Us Quietly
An exhibition exploring ecological reconnection and regeneration through art, treating the earth as a living witness — a reminder of how earth, memory and devotion are woven together.
Curator
Rebecca WoodArtists
Sam Goodwin, Agnieszka Wanowicz, Devon Federation of Women's InstitutesParish Maps: Then, Now, Next
Revisits the influential Parish Maps project developed by arts and environmental charity Common Ground to explore what it means to map place today.
Curators
Leixinyun Huang, Yifan YangArtists
Ye Funa, Xu BingWays of (Machine) Seeing
Digital culture enters everyone's life through screens. Ways of (Machine) Seeing gives people a space to reflect on how digital culture has changed our thinking, communication and self-awareness.
Curators
Kaia Brushaber, Liv Pattimore, Moyan ZhangArtists
Gwen Larson, Amy Brushaber, Sophie Pettit, Tricia Zakreski, Ruth Broadway, Mandy Griffiths, Terry Cann, Alison Murray, Catherine WaitePhantom Threads
An exhibition focused on artists and makers working with textile practices — exploring how craft carries traces of labour, care, gender, and memory through everyday making.
Curator
Niga SalamArtists
Faek Rasoul, Kamaran Najm, Hardi Kurda, Baha Yasir, Bzhwen Jamal, Ahmad Najm, Awaz Suad, Sarina Panahideh, Hoshang BahjatEndurance
An exhibition of 9 Kurdish artists' work, exploring everyday resilience in the face of on-going conflict. Beyond the spectacle of war, ENDURANCE considers how conflict continues to be ingrained in everyday life.
Curators
Leixinyun Huang, Yifan YangArtists
Ye Funa, Xu BingWays of (Machine) Seeing
Digital culture enters everyone's life through screens. Ways of (Machine) Seeing gives people a space to reflect on how digital culture has changed our thinking, communication and self-awareness.
Curators
Indie Hansford, Theadora Perignon, Laila RossArtists
Robyn Bamford, Ella Yolande, Ashanti Hare, Emma Saffy WilsonWhen the Earth Holds Us Quietly
An exhibition exploring ecological reconnection and regeneration through art, treating the earth as a living witness — a reminder of how earth, memory and devotion are woven together.
Curators
Kaia Brushaber, Liv Pattimore, Moyan ZhangArtists
Gwen Larson, Amy Brushaber, Sophie Pettit, Tricia Zakreski, Ruth Broadway, Mandy Griffiths, Terry Cann, Alison Murray, Catherine WaitePhantom Threads
An exhibition focused on artists and makers working with textile practices — exploring how craft carries traces of labour, care, gender, and memory through everyday making.
Curator
Rebecca WoodArtists
Sam Goodwin, Agnieszka Wanowicz, Devon Federation of Women's InstitutesParish Maps: Then, Now, Next
Revisits the influential Parish Maps project developed by arts and environmental charity Common Ground to explore what it means to map place today.
Locations
5–14 June 2026
Opening daily 11am–4pm
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Endurance
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Institute of Arab & Islamic Studies University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4ND
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Ways of (Machine) Seeing
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Unit 5 (former Body Shop) Guildhall Shopping Centre, Exeter EX4 3HP
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When the Earth Holds Us Quietly
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Underground Passages (old entrance) Roman Gate, Exeter EX4 3PZ
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Credits
Thanks to: Paula Crutchlow; Brendan Barry and George Barron, Positive Light Projects; David Adcock, Sian Mulchrone and Helen Smith, Exeter City Council (Underground Passages); Ginny Fellows, Exeter Guildhall; Aga Wanowicz, Chris White, Carla Kingham-Spira, Neil Sinden, Exeter Library; Sarah Wood, Institute of Arab & Islamic Studies, University of Exeter; Nathan Gale and Trystan Thompson, Intercity; William Bocchinelli; Andy Cluer; Jon England, Metrography Agency, Salone Modena Art, Nivis Writing studio; James Downs, Digital Archive of the Middle East, University of Exeter; Annie Price, Eleanor Coleman, Stephanie Cherrett, Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery; Yizhi Liu, Xu Bing Studio; Helena Bonett, Sabrina Rahman and Tom Trevor, MA Curation, University of Exeter.