The title of the exhibition is inspired by the book “The Word for World Is Forest” by Ursula K. Le Guin, a writer who revolutionised science fiction by means of literary hybridisation with other fields of knowledge.
Le Guin uses her fictional novels to address deep issues about human nature and our relationship with the planet, such as colonialism, feminism and gender identity, or ambiguous utopias about other possible forms of political and social organisation.
Like Le Guin’s books, The World is Forest invites surprise, exploration and curiosity; imagination and fantasy as ways to glimpse better realities from fictitious worlds.