Sphagnum portraits (2024-)

A series of short films commissioned by the IUCN UK Peatland Programme, bringing together ambitious works undertaken by individuals, environmental charities, and community groups to help share the importance of peatlands and engage in restoring damaged 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 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. 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

Peat-pen-pals (2024-)

A guided site-visit and peatland-themed workshop 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 selection of microscopic images of Sphagnum moss taken as part of Caroline’s long-term project Speaking Sphagnum.

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Microscopic photography

Wet[poikilohydric] (2023)

A slow-motion moving image work, witnessing the attempt to keep a collection of Sphagnum moss 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 Vitzthum and Bruce Langridge, Head of Interpretation at The National Botanic Garden of Wales.

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Podcast

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