Welcome to the Social Art Award 2025 – Online Gallery!
We are grateful for the many powerful contributions from artists across the globe. The selected works reflect the diversity of contemporary social art practices and address urgent issues such as climate and water crises, social and economic inequality, migration, conflict, discrimination, and the protection of human and more-than-human life.
Below you will find the submissions from the edition of 2024/2025 that passed the initial jury round. The Online Gallery offers public visibility to these works and supports dialogue around their themes; it does not replace the final jury decision.
Thank you to all artists for sharing your inspiring and committed work. We invite you to explore the gallery and engage with the perspectives shaping the Social Art Award 2025.
Remnants
Bea Campbell
The Remnants emerged from the Ruins, a series of experimental biodegradable paper works created from pulped everyday detritus. Initially existing as individual fragments, the Ruins explored material transformation and impermanence. The original inspiration for the paper strips came from learning about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, reflecting on the persistence of waste and its impact on the environment. In the Remnants, 17 surviving pieces—each fully biodegradable—have been suspended together, forming a delicate, floating composition. Hung with jute loops, they shift with the air, casting intricate shadows that emphasize their ephemeral nature. This installation invites reflection on cycles of decay and renewal, challenging ideas of permanence and waste. Through their fragile yet intentional arrangement, the Remnants transforms discarded matter into a meditation on interconnectedness and resilience in defiance of the impact of waste in our oceans.
The Remnants emerged from the Ruins, a series of experimental biodegradable paper works created from pulped everyday detritus. Initially existing as individual fragments, the Ruins explored material transformation and impermanence. The original inspiration for the paper strips came from learning about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, reflecting on the persistence of waste and its impact on the environment. In the Remnants, 17 surviving pieces—each fully biodegradable—have been suspended together, forming a delicate, floating composition. Hung with jute loops, they shift with the air, casting intricate shadows that emphasize their ephemeral nature. This installation invites reflection on cycles of decay and renewal, challenging ideas of permanence and waste. Through their fragile yet intentional arrangement, the Remnants transforms discarded matter into a meditation on interconnectedness and resilience in defiance of the impact of waste in our oceans.