Radix is an interactive and participatory exhibition created by Rachel Rea and exploring themes around plant sciences, from microbial and visual stimuli to germinating and growing living plants. Through learning more about the complexities of the world beneath our feet, the exhibition explores the pivotal role played by soil health to each stage of our lives and the ongoing climate emergency.
Radix shows us root systems as a material and a bio fabric that will continue to develop and manipulate as this research-led project continues. Rachel Rea is revealing the unseen world of full civilisations and organisms in the ground that we know so little about but inform our health and each stage of our lives.
The exhibition acts as an introduction to scientific subjects in a visually stunning and accessible way for visitors. Through a range of engagement activities, visitors will be invited to explore hitherto unknown worlds beneath the ground. Inviting to explore using microscopes to look at the microbial world through to examining the health of plants as they respond to the world around us, and embark on a symbiotic and rewarding experience.
