SaveArtSpace is proud to present Photosymphony, a public art exhibition on billboard ad space in New York, NY, opening May 8, 2026, curated by Millie Brown.

The Photosymphony selected artist is Gjert Rognli.

Imagine nature not as backdrop, resource, or metaphor, but as a sentient presence with agency, intelligence, and voice. Asking how humans might live with the natural world rather than over it - through attention, reciprocity, care, and shared systems of survival.

The billboard work selected through the open call will be curated in dialogue with Photosymphony: A Live Plant Orchestra by Millie Brown, a large-scale, multisensory installation presented in New York this fall. The work aims to recontextualize nature by bringing it into the gallery space, opening up a dialogue between human and nature.

Opening May 8, 2026, SaveArtSpace will launch a public art installation for the selected artwork on billboard ad space in New York, NY. The public art will be on view for at least four weeks.

Selected Artist

Location: Atlantic Ave & Utica Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Gjert Rognli is a multidisciplinary artist working across film, photography, sculpture, and performance. Deeply rooted in the Arctic landscapes of Northern Norway, his practice is shaped by the region's extreme light, pervasive darkness, and shifting seasons. He channels nature's raw forces into his work, infusing it with a sense of the surreal and the mythological. Rognli's distinguished career is marked by numerous international awards in art, photography, television, and film. His work has been exhibited worldwide, including at the prestigious Louvre Museum in Paris. Furthermore, his films have carried their powerful message to global stages, being presented at the COP27 and COP28 climate conferences in Egypt and Dubai.

Connect with Gjert at @art_photography_sapmi.

Curator

Millie Brown is a British, multiethnic multimedia artist known for her boundary-pushing performance art. Working across performance, installation, sound, painting through unconventional methods, sculpture, and art film, her practice engages deeply with nature, human consciousness, and the mind-body connection.

She has exhibited internationally with museums, galleries, and cultural institutions including Tate Britain, MOCA Miami, the Chicago Expo, LACMA and the MAK Center for Art and Architecture. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Artforum, Artnet, and on the cover of the Los Angeles Times.

Connect with Millie at @milliebrownworld.

SaveArtSpace

Founded in 2015, SaveArtSpace is a non-profit organization that works to create an urban gallery experience, launching exhibitions that address intersectional themes and foster a message of social change that benefits the working class. By placing culture over commercialism, SaveArtSpace aims to empower artists from all walks of life and inspire a new generation of young creatives and activists.