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I co-founded the collective holobiont in 2022. We work across media and formats to shift culture towards social and ecological balance.
A holobiont is a collection of organisms that create a new whole by living in symbiosis with each other. This is how we see ourselves and our work: unruly creatures collaborating with others to co-create cultural artefacts, host events and happenings, and always aim to redistribute cultural power outside of the mainstream. We come together from different personal, creative and academic backgrounds to bring varied views and ideas to everything we do.
To see what we’re currently up to, check out our instagram.
A holobiont is a collection of organisms that create a new whole by living in symbiosis with each other. This is how we see ourselves and our work: unruly creatures collaborating with others to co-create cultural artefacts, host events and happenings, and always aim to redistribute cultural power outside of the mainstream. We come together from different personal, creative and academic backgrounds to bring varied views and ideas to everything we do.
To see what we’re currently up to, check out our instagram.
Softissues Publication (2025)
Made up of 27 contributions, Softissues seeks to rethink conceptions of ‘softness’. The pieces take issue with pejorative definitions, reconstitute the term, and render it anew, to softly illuminate pathways into possible futures. You will find them in dialogue and debate with each other across topics, formats and media, including visual artworks, essays, fiction and poetry.
One of the key features of the publication is that it’s unbound. We did this to allow for a freedom of engagement, and hope that our readers will spread the pages out and create their own unique curations – or even hang a page or two on their wall.
In March 2025, we held a launch event at the Ivy House in Nunhead, the only cooperatively owned and managed pub in London. The evening featured readings, performances and a live DJ set and visuals. You can find the publication in independent bookstores, such as Common Press in Glasgow and 56A Infoshop in London, or buy it online here.
Photographs of the publication by El Hardwick.
One of the key features of the publication is that it’s unbound. We did this to allow for a freedom of engagement, and hope that our readers will spread the pages out and create their own unique curations – or even hang a page or two on their wall.
In March 2025, we held a launch event at the Ivy House in Nunhead, the only cooperatively owned and managed pub in London. The evening featured readings, performances and a live DJ set and visuals. You can find the publication in independent bookstores, such as Common Press in Glasgow and 56A Infoshop in London, or buy it online here.
Photographs of the publication by El Hardwick.
Laura Misch Sample the Sky Event Series (2023)
Sound Walk in Sydenham Wood
We hosted a sound walk in Sydenham Woods, SE London, with Laura Misch and Marysia Osu to explore the geographical and emotional landscapes that inspired Laura’s album Sample the Sky.
We listened to an analogue version of the album in the undergrowth, joined by a cacophony of more than human voices. Afterwards, we connected more deeply to our environment by zooming into tiny worlds with a microscope and playing with a parabolic microphone to amplify the forest. We introduced the deep listening map and invited participants to add their own reflections and contributions to the digital version.
You can read the full report about our collaboration with Laura here.
Photography by Alex Leggatt and Georgia Vincent; film by Nick Bordeaux.
We listened to an analogue version of the album in the undergrowth, joined by a cacophony of more than human voices. Afterwards, we connected more deeply to our environment by zooming into tiny worlds with a microscope and playing with a parabolic microphone to amplify the forest. We introduced the deep listening map and invited participants to add their own reflections and contributions to the digital version.
You can read the full report about our collaboration with Laura here.
Photography by Alex Leggatt and Georgia Vincent; film by Nick Bordeaux.
Cloud Bath at The Old Waiting Room
We hosted a cloud themed night at the Old Waiting Room in Peckham — featuring clouds of sound by Laura Misch and Slow Moon, and clouds of vision by us. The tapestry is by the artist Seungwon Jung.
Thank you Lost Text Found Space for including us in their programme at The Old Waiting Room. Photography and film by Alex Leggatt.
We hosted a cloud themed night at the Old Waiting Room in Peckham — featuring clouds of sound by Laura Misch and Slow Moon, and clouds of vision by us. The tapestry is by the artist Seungwon Jung.
Thank you Lost Text Found Space for including us in their programme at The Old Waiting Room. Photography and film by Alex Leggatt.
Album Launch at Brockwell Park Greenhouses
We created an enchanted evening to expand on the world of the album, while staying rooted in SE London at Brockwell Park Community Garden Greenhouses.
The Menu:
💧 Dew Drops 🪷
☁️ Candy Clouds 🥀
🌀 Sky Swirls 🌝
🌱 Crudités 🍄
🫦 Saucy Delights 👀
Photography by Alex Leggatt.
We created an enchanted evening to expand on the world of the album, while staying rooted in SE London at Brockwell Park Community Garden Greenhouses.
The Menu:
💧 Dew Drops 🪷
☁️ Candy Clouds 🥀
🌀 Sky Swirls 🌝
🌱 Crudités 🍄
🫦 Saucy Delights 👀
Photography by Alex Leggatt.
Sample the Sky Deep Listening Map (2023)
Each song on Laura’s album Sample the Sky was inspired by a place in South East London. We designed this map to invite listeners into the ecological and emotional landscapes of the record. One side is a geographical map, the other features original artwork, lyrics and listening invitations. We invite you to listen in-situ if you are in London, or find your own spaces if you are not.
Each of the artworks on the map was made in the respective locations, in response to the songs and with materials readily available.
Each of the artworks on the map was made in the respective locations, in response to the songs and with materials readily available.
56A Infoshop Residency (2024)
The 56A Infoshop residency was intended as a playful & gentle space for artists to respond to and find a home in the anarchist archive and social centre. Collectively run, the Infoshop offers a generous and open space for encounters around radical ideas and materials.
One of our jumping off points was the local legend Joanna Southcott, a popular self-enacted prophetess who left behind a ‘box of secrets’ to be opened in a time of crisis. We invited each other to think of the archive as a box holding secrets we might use not only to avoid crisis, but to actively (re)enchant the world.
One of our jumping off points was the local legend Joanna Southcott, a popular self-enacted prophetess who left behind a ‘box of secrets’ to be opened in a time of crisis. We invited each other to think of the archive as a box holding secrets we might use not only to avoid crisis, but to actively (re)enchant the world.
Alt Art on the Underground (2022)
A DIY residency with Transport for London (TfL) that we called ‘Alt Art on the Underground’. The idea was to run a brief that invited artists to be ‘parasites’ on a powerful institution with cultural clout, like TfL. It was an invitation to create context-specific art, with a focus on expressing desires for what everyday spaces like public transport could be. Twelve artists contributed. The works were installed on the system during a multi-hour performance.