Capturing Weeds: Image Gallery

As part of the Whangarei Fringe Festival, we opened our studio to conduct community-based research for the culmination of the BioSignals Project and  as a way to feed our Strange Intelligences Lab…

We have sent test data into space! This exciting development results from research into grass-roots options for connecting to space from rural communities - part of our focus on building resilience. Using…

The UK bioSignals team is creating banners made from elements produced by our international teams. We decided to print and send our favourite plant, Mugwort. Our Mugwort has been growing voraciously in…

Kieran Monaghan - is predominantly, and persistently, a drummer and percussionist of found sounds. He calls Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington home. His first crude musical steps were in the late 80’s, playing drums in…

in July/August the New Zealand bioSignals research team has been sharing research and perspectives in short presentations to stimulate thinking and enrich cross-cultural exchange. Presentations in PDF and Video below. {{ vc_btn:…

With the launch of the Alternative Reality Gardening Lab our bioSignals research could be tested with the public. Our Central Garden Lab—the project's hub—had several projects in some form of display so…

Everywhere you go, always take the weather with you - Crowded House So we are sending our mad Northland weather globally in our bioSignals project via our weather station, which has been…

Kelly Kahukiwa (Ngāti IO, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngai Tūhoe and Te Aitanga -ā Māhaki) is an artist, musician, intercultural leader and indigenous researcher. Kelly’s artistic practice spans many contemporary and traditional forms, including…

A BioSignals documentation post is showing the latest growth in our resilience garden. We have beautiful flowers in our resilience garden and massive autumnal growth. The mugwort seedlings are thriving, and abundance…

Plants are sending signals within a suburban mall thanks to Kim's hard work today on our bioSignals project. Our shop in The Strand Arcade now has the bones of an installation in…

It shows you the folly of resentment, judgement and rage. Gregg (2014)   Artemisia Absyinthium, is a repellent herb that hatefully banishes other plants or animals that come too close. Cunningham (1998)…

Mugwort - a powerful medicinal plant is now in our garden! Mugwort, scientifically known as Artemisia vulgaris, is a versatile and aromatic herb cherished for centuries for its medicinal, magical and culinary…

A BioSignals documentation post for an expedition to AH Reed Public Park 24 Feb 24   Yesterday, we visited AH Reed Park as an expedition a new AwhiWorld project and to support…

BioSignals research has led to live visualisation of data in VR.   Daniël Vandersmissen, our colleague in Belgium, has been working with Sansar. As a result of his latest experiment, Kim's live…

A second prototype IoT system is now set-up outside in our resilience garden.   Kim set this system up for our BioSignals project using the same hardware and sensor configuration as our…

Our colleague Frederico D.A. de Sena Pereira (from the SEADs network) is working with our NZ team to research various means for connecting to and receiving plant signals.     Humans can…

BioSignals research includes signal transfer in and out of virtual worlds.   Daniël Vandersmissen, our colleague in Belgium, is experimenting with the Sansar Virtual World. Sansar is a virtual reality platform that…

BioSignals continues ... our resilience garden is coming along nicely.   We've been out in the garden, preparing pathways, mulching and planting in and around our Resilience Garden (formerly The Chicken Garden). …

Cr Jack Craw is a seasoned biosecurity and biodiversity management expert with a career spanning over forty years. Currently serving as a Regional Councillor for the Northland Regional Council, Jack brings extensive…

BioSignals and bioplastics - experiments with resilient and highly noxious weeds. Stopping the Moth Plant (Araujia hortorum) in its tracks is many a conservationist's dream. In NZ, the plant is disturbingly known…

Strangling, smothering and suffocating - disturbing traits that make certain plants extremely resilient. But how do we capture this resilience artistically and magically? In this post, Maggie shares her experiments for BioSignals…

We are getting into the weeds for our research for BioSignals.   Taking advantage of the long weekend for Waitangi Day, Kim and I have been working hard on our garden, plant…

BioSignals explores climate change and biodiversity using IoT systems to generate and send signals from plants. Climate change is causing extreme weather events to increase, altering rainfall patterns, raising temperatures, and warming…

BioSignals has begun! Kim has set up a prototype IoT-based biosignal system using the Aloe Vera plant in our studio space.   The system configuration is: ESP32 microcontroller Sensors: DHT11 (temperature and humidity), Light-dependent…

Plants are essential for human existence, giving us air, food and shelter. For many cultures, they are also at the core of cultural and spiritual practice. Providing protection, supporting resilience and expanding…

Microscopy is a core part of AwhiWorld's practice whether it be a live performance or teaching people about the unseen world of plants in our innovation labs. A core part of Maggie's…