Myself and Melanie King are exhibition our work developed during our Curating Climate, commissioned by Signal Film and Media and Grizedale Forest.

From May 2022, the Forestry England team at Grizedale Forest and Signal Film and Media have worked with super/collider alongside a diverse group of participants, mainly from Barrow in Furness on a project called Curating Climate.

The project was created to encourage and support new engagement with the forest and grow understanding of how Forestry England manages resilient forests in terms of climate change. The devastation inflicted by Storm Arwen in November 2021 and the impact on the forest was a reminder of how vulnerable these special places are and how important nature is NOW and for future generations.

Melanie King and Louise Beer from super/collider worked with a group of adults to explore their experiences of the forest. The group took part in a series of workshops, both research and practical. They took photographs and developed them through a polaroid lab, highlighting nature, aesthetics and friendship through their encounters. They also explored sounds as part of the experience and what it feels like when sound is both present and missing.

Developed through this series of visits and workshops with both youth and adult participants, the digital artworks reveal both connection and concern and not only tell the story of the forest NOW, but also of its past and its future.