Franny-Swann-insect-box

Hadlow Agricultural College

An installation that celebrated the inaugural term of a new Environmental Degree at Hadlow Agricultural College in Kent. Materials were chosen to reflect both lost languages and extinctions; redundant hot letterpress boxes, and dress – pattern tissue printed with instruction symbols that few would understand today.

Work 1 – A response to American seed manufacturer Monsanto selling weed resistant but sterile seeds to third world farmers.

Work 2 – An investigation of insect species facing imminent extinction due to changing farming methods.