This project started initially at the Manchester Museum in 2005, where I got to work with specimens from the botanical collection. More recently, I had the opportunity to do a research project at Gallery Oldham, working with the collection and exploring the mosses in the local area (Greater Manchester). The project evolved into a series of walking and terrarium-building workshops; the aim was to raise awareness of regional biodiversity and the importance of microfauna.<\/p>\n
In recent times (since 2019), interest in mosses has been increasing both from a scientific and artistic perspective. There are now even memes about the proliferation of so-called ‘moss art’. This slogan was inspired by a leaflet in a similar style explaining that ‘MOSS IS THE ENEMY’ (promoting moss removal services). Since most people are concerned with killing and removing mosses, I set out to raise awareness and encourage people to actively grow and protect mosses through urban moss identification walks, mapping species, and mapping my own ‘sites of special moss interest’.<\/p>\n
The first time I used the slogan ‘NOW IS THE TIME OF MOSS” was in the form of miniature protest-style signs installed in secret urban mossy locations around the UK; later, these were installed in terrariums created from found spirit bottles and installed back in the places where they were found.<\/p>\n
Now you can get the t-shirt and support the cause!<\/p>\n
#NOWISTHETIMEOFMOSS<\/p>\n
T-shirt available of Everpress available in white\/black\/moss green with red text.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/moss_bothering\/<\/p>\n