The Extinction Beckons exhibition showcases Nelsons substantial installations and sculptures, which transforms the space of the Hayward Gallery. Nelson creates his work with materials collected from scrap yards, junk shops and auctions. 

With his work heavily based on the global warming crisis, the environments that are created within the installations seem chaotic but still thoughtfully collated. “The Deliverance And The Patience” installation created a disorientating environment, giving no clear pathway or exit to leave, but with many rooms and levels to enter into. The use of antique material objects creates an eerie/uneasy atmosphere with the dusty and stale aromas. 

The “Triple Bluff Canyon” installation follows the same disorientating theme. Entering in to a space which has been purposely built but all the details to it are so realistic, creating a glitch in reality. The installation itself has such a strong presence in the gallery.