queer nature

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Queer Nature exhibition opening at Temperate House

Queer Botany was asked to contribute research in preparation for the Royal Botanic Garden, Kew's Queer Nature exhibition. This was delivered as a presentation by Sixto-Juan Zavala at Kew's 'think-in' meeting with various collaborators and stake-holders, along with a list of references for further research. Below are some slides from the presentation.

Zavala was also invited to shoot interview footage for a video installation in the Queer Nature exhibition. The installation was called Queer Voices with set design by Adam Nathaniel Furman. Other participants in the interviews included artist Jeffrey Gibson, writer Ama Josephine Budge Johnstone, writer LiLi K. Bright, and horticulturalist Maymana Arefin

Queer Nature exhibition map

Queer Voices installation view with Jeffrey Gibson

In relation to the Queer Nature exhibition, Zavala was interviewed in September 2023 by Ella Braidwood at The Guardian about queering botany along with artist Jeffrey Gibson, writer Irene Reti, and others. Read the article here.

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew staff

Karishma Rafferty, Creative Programmer, Visitor Programmes & Exhibtions

Paul Denton, Head of Visitor Programmes and Exhibitions

Kathryn Gee, Programmes Producer