Artist research
Artist-led research is at the heart of Cultural Reforesting, collaborators come from a range of disciplines, communities, organisations and the ‘more-than-human’ world.
Each project has responded to our core question: How can we renew our relationship with nature? Together, they explore issues connected to the climate and nature emergency, including:
- Environmental justice
- Climate crisis
- Biodiversity loss
- Public health
- Pollution
- Community cohesion
We see these projects as the foundations of Cultural Reforesting. They create opportunities for new ideas, conversations, partnerships and future research. While each project takes a different approach, they are connected by a shared commitment to caring for the natural world and understanding our place within it.
These projects encourage us to look more closely at our everyday relationship with nature, recognising how much of our lives depends on the interconnected web of life around us. They invite us to reflect, learn, share experiences and imagine new ways of living alongside the world we are part of.
Mónica Alcázar-Duarte: U K’ux Kaj / Heart of sky, Mayan god of storms
Ama Josephine Budge: Water Bodies: Homage to Haunting
Exploring the River Thames and asking who has access to green spaces of beauty and reflection.
Finn Chatwyn-Ros: Nature Sings
A new album of songs influenced by interactions with nature, for families to enjoy.
Bryony Ella: My Body is a Sundial
Step inside the artist’s container and explore her relationship with our closest star.
Abigail Hunt: What We Leave Behind
Exploring the afterlife of the new objects and artworks that we make in events and workshops.
Adam Kammerling and Jessica Ihejetoh: Families in the Forest
An interactive experience for families, exploring our grounds and encountering inhabitants past and present.
Kinship Workshop
Exploring our connection to land and other living beings through simple embodiment exercises.
Andrew Merritt (Something & Son)
Rethinking food systems, and the relationship between humans and plants.
Eloise Moody and Vicky Long: How wrong are we likely to have been?
A postal conversation about measurement and accuracy.
Ivan Morison: The Reapers
Five decaying sculptures made from local hay reflecting the punk spirit of farmers.
Kim Coleman and Harun Morrison: Darkness in Urban Space
How do we balance our need for darkness with our need for light and safety?
Nestor Pestana: The Bats Project
A prototype for a sculpture that is also a maternity roost for pipistrelle bats and their pups.
Nutkhut: Gardens Without Borders
A vibrant community garden, celebrating diversity and fostering connections between people from various backgrounds.
Ackroyd & Harvey: Hampton Common Oak Tree Circle
Understanding the roots of the nature crisis and adapting to a rapidly warming world by planting trees.