Peatlands are unique and rare ecosystems that contain up to one-third of the world’s soil carbon. They support a wealth of biodiversity, but they are under threat from climate change and human encroachment.
I am working on a project that will use visual, auditory and sensory immersive arts techniques, blending digital and analogue data, using scientific and artistic approaches to visualisation, incorporating field work, 3D scanning, video projection mapping, and soft-sculpture to present the story of the work being done to preserve UK peatlands, by looking at them from the air, from the surface and below the surface, this project aims to connect humans with living, breathing peatlands under threat.
This short film explores peatlands from an alternative perspective, through the low-lying vegetation that shelters the carbon-capturing sphagnum moss. Set within a recently restored peatland, it delves into the delicate, often unseen symbiotic relationships between plants, fungi, and bacteria. By highlighting these intricate connections, the film invites viewers to reconsider the complexity of these ecosystems and the role of microbial life in their regeneration.
