No Stone Unturned: Exploring Perceptions of Wilderness
Exhibition & Publication (2017)
Exhibition Design, Curation & Print Design
About the project
No Stone Unturned was a group exhibition at Nunns Yard featuring five established artists—Lissie Cowley, Mike Dodd, Alec Finlay, Melanie King, and Jade Jamean Lees—exploring human-centred ideas of wilderness. Bringing together video, photography, installation, and literature, the exhibition examined themes including fear of the unknown, ecological damage, tourism, media narratives, and the role of language in shaping nature. An accompanying publication expanded the project with writing from the artists and contributors in land history and environmental science.
Considerations
Creating cohesion across mixed media while giving each artist space to stand independently.
Designing clear interpretation and hierarchy for complex, research-led themes.
Planning visitor flow within the gallery environment.
Aligning exhibition and publication design so the project read as one connected experience.
Key components & design decisions
Spatial layout: Structured the show to connect works through shared themes and pacing across mixed media.
Interpretation + typography: Designed printed handouts and publication layouts with clear hierarchy, and created vinyl wall quotes with expressive text placement to help carry the exhibition narrative through the space.
Publication + promo: Designed the companion publication and matching promotional materials, using a shared colour palette to keep the project visually consistent across print and marketing.
Outcome
The result was a cohesive exhibition and publication, unified through consistent design and typographic storytelling — using vinyl quotes and spatial text to guide visitors through themes of wilderness and human impact
“The wilderness landscape [...] lies at both the beginning and at the end of the cycle of nature.”
