Living Monoliths

Living monoliths - In COLLABORATION with Maria del roy

Bio design / video production / installation

In both heavily urbanised areas and in rural locations that practise the intensive farming of monocultures, there exists biodiversity dead zones. These dead zones have a huge impact on pollinators and their ability to reach new areas, a process known as habitat fragmentation. In our project, “Living Monoliths”, we produced large scale earthen structures that were impregnated with wildflower seeds and designed to be strategically placed around these dead zones. The structures then act as an oasis for insects like bees and butterflies, bridging the gap between habitats and helping to expand our pollinator highways. Over time, the structures are weathered back into the landscape, returning the enriched soil and spreading new wildflower seeds, leaving a legacy meadow where the structure once stood.