Join researchers from University of Suffolk, Anglia Ruskin University, University of Southampton, California Institute of Technology, and Tate in a conference looking at new research, contemporary readings, and shifting perceptions of watery landscapes in art, science and digital technology.

The day-long event is at The Hold, Suffolk Archives in Ipswich with an evening reception to view the Landscape Rebels exhibition at Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich.

Book tickets here

£15 including lunch

£10 early bird available until 31st January 2023.

Bursaries for limited numbers of places for University of Suffolk students and staff. Please contact Susan Barnet: for more information.

Close Look, Distant View coincides with Colchester and Ipswich Museum’s Landscape Rebels exhibition featuring artworks by Turner, Constable and Monet alongside global stories about the climate crisis at Christchurch Mansion (22 October 2022 – 16 April 2023) and Suffolk’s Green Story exhibition (4 February – 18 May 2023) at The Hold, Ipswich.

Close Look, Distant View is organized by Dr Jane Watt and Dr Susan Barnet (both School of Engineering, Arts, Science and Technology, University of Suffolk) in collaboration with Emma Roodhouse (Colchester and Ipswich Museums) and in partnership with The Hold Suffolk Archives. It is supported by Suffolk Climate Change Partnership.