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.
Films include:
Margaret Tait, A Portrait of Ga, 1952 (4 min)
Ellie Kyungran Heo, Get Some Sunshine, 2022 (21 min)
Shireen Seno, To Pick a Flower, 2021 (17 min)
Sarah Wood, Beautiful Flowers and How To Grow Them, 2021 (13 min)
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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.
Please note that our talks now begin at 6:30pm, rather than 7pm, giving you more time to enjoy dinner at our award-winning Garden Museum Café. Table reservations are available here. Your talk ticket also includes entry to the Garden Museum’s temporary exhibitions from 6pm on the evening of the talk.
