art exhibition— a common ground with no outside


📢 OPEN CALL | Rooted — A Common Ground with No Outside
Presented by MaTa Art Collective
Curated by Gabrial Jiao

We are pleased to announce the open call for Rooted — A Common Ground with No Outside, an exhibition exploring how "nature" is represented, maintained, and experienced within the contemporary city.

Rather than treating nature as a distant landscape, this exhibition considers it as something embedded in everyday urban life—shaped by maintenance, infrastructure, and human intervention. Inspired by Merleau-Ponty's understanding of the lived world, we invite artists working across all media to respond to the spatial rhythms and ecological conditions of The Art Pavilion, Mile End Park.

📍 Venue
The Art Pavilion, Mile End Park, London E3 4QY

🗓 Exhibition Dates
10–16 November 2026

⏰ Application Deadline
15 October 2026

💷 Participation Fee
Early Bird: £90 (payment made before 1 October 2026)
Standard: £100