Inspirational trip - visiting Nick Jordans exhibition

As part of the Heratige Fund project - Putting The Moss Back in Moss Side we are runing a series of inspirational trips to learn more about moss, its importance and to debunk some myths that surround it!

We will be visitng local artists Nick Jordan exhibition to have a look how they have used moss as an ispiration. We will have a tour of the exhibiton form the arisit and there will be a chance to have a Q&A at the end.

Bound & Infinity presents Stemflow, a solo exhibition by artist Nick Jordan centred on sphagnum moss and its key role in the ecology of peatland habitats. Exploring human-nature relationships and co-dependencies, the exhibition features a body on new interrelated work, including film installations, sculptures, photographs, archival prints and living specimens.

Named after a term used in hydrology*, Stemflow includes a new short film, , which highlights the mutual aid and reciprocal exchange between species, documenting the re-introduction and transference of sphagnum moss across a restored peatland on the edge of Manchester. Featuring the voice of botanist and author Robin Wall Kimmerer, and a tactile soundtrack score, the film depicts the human and more-than-human life, energies and actions that are transforming an intensively farmed and damaged terrestrial environment back into a flourishing wetland habitat, helping to mitigrate the impacts of the climate crisis.

The exhibition also features Accumulations, cast resin spherical sculptures containing suspended examples of sphagnum moss, lichens and plants that thrive in peatland environments; Cultivations, living plant and moss specimens the artist has grown, presented in salvaged laboratory glass vases and terrariums; Observations, photomicrographs, archival prints, photographs and microscope video footage of sphagnum species.

If anyone that it not based in/near town, we can meet at the Boiler House ( 9 Wilcock Street M167DA) and get the bus together to Picadilly Gardens, we will then walk over to Bound and Infinity based in the Northen Quarter . Bus fair will be covered by Sow the City. If you would prefer to cycle we can meet you at the venue around 1.30/1.40pm.

If you have any questions, please get in touch [email protected].

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