Interspecies Entanglements

Interspecies Entanglements is a programme of films made by contemporary artists, that interrogate the tensions and possibilities of the human-animal relationship from a range of different perspectives and cultural contexts. The programme foregrounds how artists are working to reimagine more ethical relations with nonhuman animals through interdisciplinary modes of practice. With a focus on expanded  performance methodologies, it positions artistic practice as a meaningful site through which to enact more affirmative animal relations. From an intersectional and inclusive perspective, the programme aims to address how animal oppression overlaps with other forms of contemporary oppression in capitalist-colonial contexts. These complex entanglements are elaborated by scholars and artists invited to enter into dialogue with the films through newly commissioned texts. 
 
Artists selected: Abi Palmer, Carolina Ceycedo, Esther van der Heijden & Nosh Neneh, Elsa Brés, Patty Chang with Astrida Neimanis & Aleksija Neimanis.
 
Commissioned texts by Kai Hazelwood, Tessel Janse, Myriam Bahaffou and Hermione Spriggs.
 
This programme is curated by Florence Fitzgerald-Allsopp and kindly supported by the Culture and Animals Foundation. 
 
Each screening is available to view online for a limited time only, accompanied by artworks available to view in the gallery.
 
Lauching 8 September 2025
  • Florence Fitzgerald-Allsopp (PhD) is a UK-based curator, writer, and producer. Her recent Techne-funded doctoral research considered the ethics of interspecies...
    Portrait by Nic Kane

    Florence Fitzgerald-Allsopp (PhD) is a UK-based curator, writer, and producer. Her recent Techne-funded doctoral research considered the ethics of interspecies relations in contemporary art and performance from an intersectional perspective. Her book Interspecies Performance, co-edited with Laura Cull Ó Maoilearca, was published in 2024 by Performance Research Books. She is the recipient of the 2025-2026 Spike Island and Hauser and Wirth Engagement Fellowship for South West-based Curators. 

    Fitzgerald-Allsopp has curated and produced projects across visual arts and performance for cultural organisations including Cove Park, Scotland; DAS, Amsterdam; CCA, Glasgow; Ellen de Bruijne Projects, Amsterdam; Smithson Projects, UK; and In Between Time, Bristol. Her writing has been commissioned by artists and galleries internationally, including SLQS Gallery, London; Co-Prosperity, Chicago; Handmark, Australia; and K-Gold Temporary Gallery, Greece.