The Underneath at Timber 22

Our magical fungi-inspired installation popped up in the woodland at Timber Festival in July! We invited people to step inside and see things from a different perspective, exploring the hidden networks that connect… Continue reading →

The Telling of the Bees at Timber 21

After lots of pauses we were so excited to share our night-time audio visual installation at Timber Festival in July – and got some great feedback! Here’s a little clip of the piece… Continue reading →

About us

We are a group of young people from Moira and Donisthorpe exploring and mapping the heart of the National Forest

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The Underneath Promo Film!

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Big thanks to Laurence Mason-Guetta for capturing our time at Timber 22, sharing The Underneath with festival goers and turning it into this wonderful short.

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In print

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Below is a digital version of our printed leaflet, which we handed out to our audiences at Timber to share a bit about the story of The Underneath, what inspired us, who we… Continue reading →

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The Underneath at Timber 22

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Our magical fungi-inspired installation popped up in the woodland at Timber Festival in July! We invited people to step inside and see things from a different perspective, exploring the hidden networks that connect… Continue reading →

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Taking Shape

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After a group visit to the Timber Festival site we collectively shaped an idea for a built structure to sit between 2 beautiful oaks. Inspired by mushroom gills we imagined a space to… Continue reading →

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Making Connections

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Drawing on the connecting power of fungi’s mycelium root networks in the forest we wanted to expand our own networks and connect with local groups and community events. We invited people to make… Continue reading →

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R&D with Will, Claire, Barret & Tom

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With funding from Near Now we invited Will Harvey (architectural designer), Claire Davies (digital artist), Barret Hodgson (projection artist) and Tom Harris (musician) to work with us to experiment and develop our ideas… Continue reading →

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Fungi up close

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We continued our research with the help of Beverley – drawing, making spore prints and examining our finds under the microscope. We learnt how trees and fungi support each other with nutrients through… Continue reading →

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Fungi Foray with Wild Beverley

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In Oct 2021 we started our fungi explorations with a walk on the Timber festival site with ‘Wild Beverley’ Rhodes – Derbyshire’s official mushroom recorder. Within 2 hours we found over 40 different… Continue reading →

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Recording with the Boothorpe Bees

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Here’s a short film to share the day in 2020 that we recorded the Boothorpe bee hives with David the Bee Farmer for our installation The Telling of the Bees. We edited this… Continue reading →