Wild Imagination Exhibition with Sarah Taylor Silverwood

The animation is a creative response to Croome’s Pages from Nature theme, inspired by the Hortus Croomensis, a comprehensive guide to Croome’s abundant and exotic plant collection written by William Dean, Head Gardener at Croome in 1824. Sarah worked with young participants to explore some of the plants found in William Dean’s publication that still thrive today. They gathered drawings and captured sound recordings that the artist transformed into characters that go on a wild adventure across Croome’s gardens.

Field recordings and observations from the participants have been produced into an accompanying soundtrack produced by artist Anna Palmer.

Sarah Taylor Silverwood is an artist based in Birmingham whose drawing practice works across animation, illustration, textiles, ceramics, sculpture, objects for the home and public art. She combines her interest in making and storytelling by working collaboratively with others to challenge familiar forms of imagery and language. Wild Imagination was commissioned is part of a wider collaboration between Meadow Arts and Croome which sees both organisations work with young people from Pershore to make creative responses to landscape, nature and heritage spaces.

This project is generously supported by the Tony Brooks legacy and public funding from Arts Council England and The Elmley Foundation.