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We produce and curate great art and ambitious projects
Looking Forward develops interdisciplinary projects that move across exhibitions, research, publishing, residencies, digital platforms, and public programmes. We work with institutions, artists, and communities to explore how curating can respond to contemporary cultural, ecological, and social urgencies.
Our work is structured around long-term collaborations, flexible formats, and shared authorship, adapting to different scales, contexts, and challenges. From field-based projects and experimental pedagogies to strategic consultancy and critical publishing, each strand contributes to a wider commitment to rethinking how culture is created, organised, and shared.


Food for Landscapes at Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden
The talk takes place during the anniversary event organised by the indigenous nursery and botanical studio Happy by Nature. As part of the Slow Disasters programme, artist Andrew Merritt and wild food expert Loubie Rusch (Local Wild and Sustainability Institute) will present Food for Landscapes – Recipes for Slow Disasters on Saturday, 18 October, at Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden in Cape Town. The talk takes place during the anniversary event organised by the indigenous nurse


"Food for Landscapes: Recipes for Slow Disasters" at Design Week Cape Town
An exhibition and public session in Cape Town, resulting from a Field Kitchen activation in the Lynedoch Valley, South Africa. Exhibition Venue Church House, 1 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town Exhibition Opening Hours 23 - 25 October 2025 10:00 - 17:00 26 October 2025 10:00 - 16:00 Interactive Session with the Public 26 October 2025 14:00 - 15:30 (RSVP here) Field Kitchen is part of Field Hospital, a methodology being activated across three continents. It uses art, food, and


Looking Forward at DCDC25: Reimagining Accessibility Through AI
We’re excited to announce that our director, Carolina Lio, will be speaking at this year’s Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities (DCDC25) conference at Durham University, one of the UK’s most significant cross-sectoral events uniting the gallery, library, archive, museum, and academic (GLAMA) communities. Hosted by the British Library, Jisc, and The National Archives, and held at Durham University, DCDC25 brings together over 500 delegates from around the world to


SHCG Conference 2025: Curating Communities
We’re pleased to announce that Looking Forward’s curator, Sylvia Keck will be speaking at the Social History Curators Group (SHCG) Conference 2025, taking place on 25–26 June. This year’s theme, Curating Communities, brings together practitioners exploring how museums and cultural organisations engage with the publics they serve. Sylvia’s talk, titled "Programming Community: Creative Health Practices in London’s Art Sector," offers a critical reflection on the rise of creativ


Study Group at Delfina Foundation: Narrative Report
The first Slow Disasters Study Group took place at the Delfina Foundation in London on 29 May 2025. Hosted by artist and designer Andrew Merritt, curator Carolina Lio, and artist Emilio Hernández Martínez, with recorded contributions from Dr Nik Petek-Sargeant (University of Cambridge) and Maya Marshak (Sustainability Institute, South Africa), the session marked the launch of a transnational conversation on the ethics and practice of repair. Participants explored how Field Ho


One-to-One Development Sessions
Looking Forward offers a three-part professional development and support programme for artists and curators navigating the next steps of their practice. Whether you are seeking funding, refining your portfolio or CV, exploring new opportunities, or simply trying to clarify how to move forward with a project or your wider practice, the programme provides tailored guidance and strategic feedback. Led by Carolina Lio, curator and director of Looking Forward, the programme combin


Bronze Award, Artistic Catalogue category at the European Design Awards 2025
We’re thrilled to share that the book 'Marzia Migliora. Seven Imaginative Exhibitions 1993–2024", beautifully designed by Luigi Stanga,...


Field Hospital: Unearthing Study Group at Delfina Foundation
On Thursday, 29 May 2025, from 18:30 to 20:30, the Delfina Foundation in London will host the inaugural gathering of the Field Hospital project. This event invites participants to explore how we can collectively unearth the ghosts of degraded landscapes and consider what it means to feed a place back to life. Join us for the first public event of Field Hospital, a long-term transdisciplinary project that acts as a nursery for land restoration in zones of slow disaster — a ter


Presentation of Marzia Migliora's Monograph at Museo del 900, Milan
On Wednesday 07 May at 6.30 pm, Marzia Migliora will be presenting her monograph at Museo del 900, Milan, following presentations at...


SCIN Conference 2025, Museum of the Future, Dubai: Artistic Practices as Environmental Research
At the SCIN Conference 2025, hosted at the Museum of the Future, Abu Dhabi University, and Istituto Marangoni Dubai, Carolina Lio, Director of Looking Forward, presented her paper, "Artistic Practices as Environmental Research." Cooking Sections, CLIMAVORE: On Tidal Zones, Isle of Skye, Scotland (2017). Courtesy of the artists and Visible. In her presentation, she explored how creative practices can serve as catalysts for ecological restoration and social change, drawing on c


Nomination in the Artistic Catalogue category at the European Design Awards 2025
We’re proud to share that the book "Marzia Migliora. Seven Imaginative Exhibitions 1993–2024" beautifully designed by Luigi Stanga and...


Presentation of Marzia Migliora's Monograph at Museo Madre, Naples
On Wednesday 02 April at 6 pm, Marzia Migliora will be presenting her monograph at Museo Madre in Naples, following presentations at...
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