Stories From the garden
Voices of the earth photography Exhibition
After weeks of planning and preparation we have finally launched the exhibition, our year-long project “The Voices of the Earth" has been brought to fruition! I think it is safe to say the exhibition was a success due to all the smiles and participation from our guests who visited on the evening of the 10th of June.
Voices of the Earth - Yarrow
As she has done for millennia, Yarrow, a small unassuming but surprisingly strong plant, shared her healing powers with Cassie, one of the Voices of the Earth Fellows. Cassie describes how connecting with nature and the mythical tales surrounding Yarrow was an important part her of finding a sense of wellbeing amidst the pressures of school and the uncertainties of being confined to her house during the COVID pandemic.
Voices of the Earth - ash
Standing tall and proud in St Pancras Gardens, Jane Riddiford encounters the Ash, which is the sixth plant in our Voices of the Earth pantheon. Here, Jane shares what happened when a young man paid attention to a story that Ash re-kindled in him.
Voices of the Earth - daisy
Daisy is the fifth plant in our Voices of the Earth “pantheon”, a plant that called us to explore, with words and movement, what the underworld means to us.
Voices of the Earth - Thyme
Where we come from stays alive and strong whatever we become or wherever we go. Our origins, our Home, our roots, those are part of us. And there are things around the world, things through the years of our life, things we see or smell or touch that, in one instant, can take you back to that place, those roots, that Home. In this blog post Silvia Pedretti, Global Generation’s Senior Project Coordinator, explains that thing, for her, was an encounter with Thyme.