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Garden/Art/Garden | Plants & Portraits

1 Dec 2026, 6:30pm - 8pm

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1 Dec 2026, 6:30pm - 8pm

Garden Museum

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£20 Standard
£15 Friends
£15 Young Fronds
£10 Student
£10 Livestream

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Plants & Portraits: An evening of artists’ films celebrating plants and the people who care for them

Spanning seven decades and moving between Europe and Asia, this programme of short films explores connections between human life, plants and memory. It is presented by Dr Becca Voelcker — lecturer at Goldsmiths, BBC New Generation Thinker, and author of Land Cinema in an Age of Extraction, a cross-cultural history of eco-political cinema, published by the University of California Press in 2026 — in conversation with series chair Tim Richardson.

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This series, chaired and curated by landscape historian and critic Tim Richardson, aims to broaden our ideas of what gardens, landscape and place can mean in the context of artistic practice in an era of climate change. Across five evenings, Tim has invited a range of practitioners, curators and academics to discuss their own work and to reflect on the broader scene. A drink is included in the price of the ticket so stick around to continue the discussion. Book for all five evenings at a reduced price here.

Speakers

Tim Richardson

Tim Richardson is the author more than 25 books on landscape topics including the contemporary scene. In his work he has always operated at the intersection of art and the garden. He is currently art critic at The Idler and also continues his work on gardens and landscapes, which have included books on the work of Tom Stuart-Smith and Martha Schwartz, and a genre-defining work on landscape conceptualism entitled Avant Gardeners. He was founder and director of the Chelsea Fringe Festival.

Dr Becca Voelcker

Dr Becca Voelcker writes on art, film, and visual culture. She earned her PhD at Harvard University in 2021 and is currently a Lecturer at Goldsmiths, University of London. In 2024 Becca was named a BBC New Generation Thinker. Her first book, Land Cinema in an Age of Extraction, is a cross-cultural history of eco-political cinema, published by the University of California Press in 2026. The book launched alongside a BBC Radio programme and a curated film season at the Barbican Centre.