Grow Warwick: Future Foodscapes was a performance installation on the University of Warwick campus that imagined its transformation into an entirely edible campus. Working with students and academic faculty (Dr Susan Haedicke and Professor Rosemary Collier) the campus was mapped into thematic growing zones. An allotment corridor available to all was plotted crossing the entire campus. Students contributed with food sculptures, pop-up greenhouses, paintings and interactive installations on a day of awareness-raising held onsite. Landscape gardener Camille Fréchou and Sarah Harper edited an edible campus map.

RESEARCH TEAM

Lead artist: Sarah Harper

Primary research investigator: Dr Susan Haedicke, School of Theatre, Performance and Cultural Policy Studies, University of Warwick

Co-investigator : Professor Rosemary Collier, Department of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, and director of  The University of Warwick Crop Centre

Cartography : Sarah Harper and Camille Fréchou

Video editing : Robert Batterbee

Research Assistants  - Nese Ceren Tosun (PhD researcher in Theatre and Performance Studies) and Carla Sarrouy (Senior Research Technician in Life Sciences).

Intern : Yvonne Reddick

PARTNERS

University of Warwick Research and Development Fund

University of Warwick School of Theatre, Performance and Cultural Policy Studies

Horticultural Services (Warwick School of Life Sciences)

Warwick Allotment Society

Garden Organic

Sea Spring Seeds

Community Orchard WOT 2 GROW