Land art, foraged mosses + reclaimed materials
Towards Moss Citizenship? 2023
In lands of ruin, ‘nature’ prevails. When all life has seemingly been destroyed, roots are crackling. In dense urban areas, green shoots emerge from fractures in impermeable concrete. This too, is the nature of Mosses. Moss grows in the cracks,
the edges,
the boundaries,
the shade.
Artistic research, installation and public art trail in the Schloss forest.
Provocation piece questioning Should we apply the citizenship model to the natural world? by Dr Lipika Kamra, Assistant Professor in Politics and International Studies at University of Birmingham.
Sound piece responded live to the living moss, triggering different sounds recorded in the forest by Neil Luck, depending on the hydration status of the community. Featuring words taken from ‘A grammar of Animacy’ and ‘Gathering Moss’ by Robin Wall Kimmerer read by Mo Langmuir + Samuel Collins.
the edges,
the boundaries,
the shade.
Artistic research, installation and public art trail in the Schloss forest.
Provocation piece questioning Should we apply the citizenship model to the natural world? by Dr Lipika Kamra, Assistant Professor in Politics and International Studies at University of Birmingham.
Sound piece responded live to the living moss, triggering different sounds recorded in the forest by Neil Luck, depending on the hydration status of the community. Featuring words taken from ‘A grammar of Animacy’ and ‘Gathering Moss’ by Robin Wall Kimmerer read by Mo Langmuir + Samuel Collins.
