Interactive Seed-shaped pollinator hotels with an AR element spread across the landscape of the Wakehurst Kew botanic gardens, home of the Millenium Seed Bank.
Seed Stories is a an interactive artwork made of a series of sculptures accompanied by an AR application. Each of the four sculptures holds a story about a carefully selected seed and its relationship with polinators as well as its importance for ours and the planet’s wellbeing. Audiences are invited to download an Augmented Reality (AR) application of the same name and scan the image nested onto each sculpture. when scannedThe sculptures also serve as pollinator hotels, and are used as scientific objects to gather data on polinators’ relationships with trees and plants across the botanic gardens of Wakehurst Kew in Sussex, UK.
The work is made in collaboration with researchers from the Nature Unlocked programme, and in more close collaboration with Dr. Janine Griffiths-Lee, who is a Post-doctoral Research Associate – pollinators at Wakehurst. The Landscape Ecology Programme at Wakehurst: researching the value of UK biodiversity to inform nature-based solutions to critical challenges such as climate change and food security.
Seed Stories is commissioned by Wakehurst Kew for the 2025 summer exhibition titled Seedscapes. Seedscapes celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Milenium Seed Bank
Credits
Concept and Artwork by Kristina Pulejkova
Sculpture Design by Levin Haegele
3D Animation for AR App by Nerian Keywan
App Development by Gabriel Stones
Sound Design by Cameron Naylor
Voice narration by Dr. Janine Griffiths-Lee
Produced by Emily Jones