Exiting the Forest, Into a Sea of Open Arms follows the emerging practices of 17 Black male identifying artists who collectively make-up vibrantform – a recently formed collective of artists and cultural workers. Through conceptual and material exploration, this group of 3rd generation post-war Black artists working in the UK continue the intellectual traditions of exploring Black Western modernity and contemporary society through a lens of what Paul Gilroy refers to as the Black Atlantic. The vastness in interpretation of mediums and pluriversal perspectives paired with the collective’s values of presence and mutual respect creates an exhibition that reflects the generative power of collective care and engagement.