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Caroline Vitzthum is an artist and educator whose practice spans performance, social practice, and film. Working in close collaboration with environmental charities, scientists, and community groups, her work addresses urgent questions around climate change. A particular focus on bryology and peatlands informs her long-term project Speaking Sphagnum, initiated in 2021 during a three-month artist residency at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Coming to peatlands from a background in bespoke tailoring, Caroline is interested in the interlacing of multi-species relationships and the observation of ecological processes through a microscopic lens.
Caroline began her training at a bespoke tailoring school in Vienna, followed by a one-year masterclass in haute couture tailoring. In 2020, she completed a BA (Hons) in Contemporary Arts Practice at Bath Spa University and was subsequently awarded a 12-month Graduate Fellowship at Spike Island, Bristol. She was the recipient of the 2022–23 Slade Bursary, awarded by the Faculty of History at the University of Oxford. In 2023, she graduated from the University of Oxford with a Master of Fine Art degree from The Ruskin School of Art and Exeter College.