The Unquiet Landscapes exhibition showcased work by 38 artists, selected by curator and painter Joanna Whittle, continuing a series at Yorkshire Artspace that celebrates contemporary painting in Britain. The show took both its name and inspiration from an influential book of British art writing, Unquiet Landscape, written by Christopher Neve.

The exhibition, produced in partnership with Contemporary British Painting, presented the observed, imagined, psychological and metaphorical terrain of landscape painting today.

As the exhibition title suggests, the works all hint at what may be hidden just below the surface, conveying a sense of tension and unquiet. The landscapes have a particular charge, where what has passed is still in the air like electricity.

With this in mind, I approached the identity of the exhibition thinking about early post-war, magical, rural British oddness. The ‘Q’ becomes a graphic acorn, bringing something of a hidden nature to it. I hoped to suggest that there is more going on than meets the eye, something to be uncovered.

The acorn became a symbol for the show.

The identity was applied to exhibition graphics, posters, banners, promotional materials, and the catalogue.