Welcome to Fragile Harmony - a temporary exhibition curated by Year 12 students from across the UK. This exhibition is the result of a week long residential at Clare College, where the students came together to explore both nature at the Museum of Zoology and art at Kettle's Yard. The students chose the theme, its contents and worked with graphic designers to create the feel and identity of the exhibition.
Introduction to the exhibition, written by the students:
This is an exhibition that asks the question: how does art and storytelling shape our perspectives on nature? We are young people from across Britain brought together by our curiosity about creative expression and our biological environment. We designed this exhibition following a week of reflection on various artefacts and specimens in the collections of Kettle’s Yard and the Museum of Zoology. It asks you to consider the depth of each individual specimen and art piece as a pair, and the messages they hold. By connecting with individual objects in this way, we uncover the fragile harmony formed when they come together. We are eager for you to explore the complex relationship between the natural world and the man-made, and to pause to appreciate the beauty in nature and art. We hope that this exhibition will allow you to open your eyes and see past the labels we impose on the natural world and answer the question: How can we embrace art and nature to help us find balance?
We would like to thank the Isaac Newton Trust’s Widening Participation and Induction Fund to supporting this project, Paper Rhino for their work turning their ideas for the logo and visual identity of the exhibition into fantastic graphic designs, and the Botanic Garden, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, and the Women’s Art Collection at Murray Edward’s College for welcoming us into their collections for inspiration and ideas.
The exhibition is on from Saturday 11 October 2025 until the end of 2025, so do pop by to take a look. FREE.
