HABITAT to be showcased at the RHS Hampton Court Flower Show
The Royal Horticultural Society were impressed by the HABITAT project run by Surrey Hills Arts on campus at the University of Surrey last year. They invited us to exhibit the sculptural habitats in the Go Wild Area at the festival recognising that ‘the project shares a lot of similarities to the RHS’s ethos and work across communities, science, education and art.’ The artists involved research specific species and create an artwork to attract and support them. The artworks animate the space while increasing biodiversity and engage the viewer to learn more through QR codes.
The Reclaim network, who aim to ‘turn cities from vulnerable spaces to healthy places for people’ have also noticed the HABITAT project and are sponsoring two new works for the festival as well as talks and workshops at their conference later in the year.
This is really positive progress for the project which we hope to role out in other urban areas across Surrey in the next few years working with communities to improve wellbeing and local biodiversity.
To find out more about the HABITAT project, see www.surreyhillsarts.org/habitat
The RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival runs from 4th – 9th July, more info: www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events