Caroline Vitzthum

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Sphagnum portraits (2024-)           

A series of short films commissioned by the IUCN UK Peatland Programme, highlighting individuals, communities, and charities across the UK, who are engaged in peatland awareness work and help restore damaged peatland sites across the country.

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Short film



Peat Fest: The Oxford Stage (2024)

A two-day peatland-themed festival engaging with the unique ecology of the Lye Valley Nature Reserve in Oxford through a series of creative workshops led by Oxford-based artists.

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Community-engagement



Our future is peat (2024)


A creative-engagement workshop developed in collaboration with RE-PEAT and Historic Environment Scotland as part of the 2024 IUCN UK Peatland Programme’s conference in Aviemore, Scotland. Peatland-themed questions posed by primary school children informed the nature of this workshop.

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Community-engagement



Wet[scape] (2024)     

A performative work exploring the intricate relationship between humans and peatlands. It features a large-scale floor piece composed of raw sheep wool and water.

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Performance



PeatPenPals (2024-)                 

A guided site-visit and peatland-themed workshop with students from Wood Farm Primary School at the Lye Valley Nature Reserve in Oxford. Hosted in collaboration with RE-PEAT and Earthwatch, Naturehood.

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School-engagement



Wet[magnified] (2023)

A series of microscopic images of Sphagnum moss taken as part of Caroline’s long-term research project Speaking Sphagnum

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Microscopic photography



Wet[poikilohydric] (2023)

A slow-motion moving image work, documenting the attempt to keep a community of Sphagnum mosses saturated and alive. 

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Moving image



Moss (2021-)

An ongoing study of documenting moss in the field. 

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Field work



Flowerpot Podcast (2021)

A conversation between Caroline and Bruce Langridge, Head of Interpretation at The National Botanic Garden of Wales.

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Podcast interview



Make Interspecies Relations (2022)

Make Interspecies Relations showcases an online environment focused on ecological practices, theories and pedagogies – exploring how we can collectively create companion networks.

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Letter exchange



Endling (2021)                        

Endling is a digital work incorporating film, thermography and sound, created during Caroline’s three-month residency with Somerset Film.

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Short film



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