Floreligium
Our interest in exploring and mapping locales has led to invitations to work 'in residence' at an eclectic constellation of interesting places from shopping centres, heritage sites and botanical gardens, to health centres, hospitals, residential homes, libraries, schools and art venues. We are committed to fostering place-making as a powerful way to elicit change, illuminating ways to connect people to nature and extolling the need for biodiversity.
Working closely with places and the people who inhabit them, we use art as a lens to interrogate broader issues of planetary health and malaise. Through our residencies we empower people to make positive changes at a local level by learning how this connection on a micro scale can mitigate against the effects of climate change, global events and consumption on a macro scale.
Residencies
Currently in Residence
Exeter Custom House
We have been invited by Exeter Canal and Quay Trust to deliver a pilot programme of artistic activity in the Custom House, exploring the heritage building's potential as a cultural venue for local residents and wider publics.
With its vantage point on the quay and historic significance in the city, South West region and internationally, our programme uses artistic practice to raise awareness of the local heritage and environment.
Find out more about the programme.
Exeter Custom House
46 The Quay, Exeter EX2 4AN
April - October: Open daily 10am-5pm
November - March: Open Thursdays-Sundays 11am-4pm
Free entry
Past Residencies
Moretonhampstead (2018-19)
working with the whole community from the primary school to elderly residents to map the flora of this ancient market town on the edge of Dartmoor National Park.
Now Gallery Greenwich Peninsula, London (2017)
using Tom Dixon's Shed as a herbarium studio to investigate and chart the special nature of this bio-diverse green space on the banks of the Thames.
Honeyscribe Hive Princesshay Shopping Centre, Exeter (2014-)
exploring the foraging and flight patterns of urban bee colonies on Princesshay's roof top garden and a multi-year programme of creative engagement with local communities.
Buckfast Abbey Bee Garden (2006)
working alongside the beekeepers at one of the world's most renowned beekeeping centres to conduct research and deliver education programmes about the vital role of pollinators.