Now more than ever, the concepts, practices, and influences of evolutionary biology communicate experiences of evolution in contemporary life and culture. How do we understand these experiences? The mechanisms of natural selection, sexual selection, migration, mutation, and genetic drift are common in biological systems, yet they are frequently misunderstood. How do we understand and interpret these mechanisms in society? How can we communicate these concepts in ways that also engage our senses?

We broadcast a call for creative work that explores the diversity of forms communicating,commenting on, and engaging mechanisms of evolutionary change and the science of evolutionary biology.

The responses varied. We received submissions largely from artists in six countries and across many different types of media and traditions. In this exhibition, we brought together those works that, through their forms and content, demonstrate the comical, impassioned, and sometimes sublime experiences of everyday evolutionary mechanisms.