“We need acts of restoration, not only for polluted waters and degraded lands, but also for our relationship to the world. We need to restore honor to the way we live, so that when we walk through the world we don’t have to avert our eyes with shame, so that we can hold our heads up high and receive the respectful acknowledgment of the rest of the earth’s beings.” - Robin Wall Kimmerer

The Edinburgh Biomes Project

This project is an educational two-part production held at Inverleith House at the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, inspired by the ongoing Edinburgh Biomes Project - a mission set by the team at the RBGE to revitalise their glasshouses. The production sees the construction of seven different costumes, each inspired by a species of endangered plant (or family of plants) held in the RBGE's glasshouses, and designed with textiles used where each plant grows natively. There will be an outdoor evening performance, where the costumes are worn and celebrated in a dance that highlights the life-cycles of each species, and during the day the costumes will be held within the Inverleith House exhibition space accompanied with mini design books; allowing audiences to learn about each plant, it's habitat, the native textile techniques used to make each costume and, most importantly, the threat that faces each plant species.