- Blog - Mossenger

Mossenger is an event created by Anna Garforth as part of YCN Live. The Mossenger project uses moss to create type for the verse of a poem written by poet Elly Stevens. This live art event already took place between August 26th and September 5th, 2008 in Stoke Newington, London. The pictures above show some of the living moss words from the poem attached to the walls.

Also known as 'Sporeborne', it was featured in Creative Review, Oct 2008. Garforth writes:

"It seems as if writing with moss, represents an unusual synthesis between advanced civilisation and nature. It is a chance for us to speak as individuals and artists, but also to be the spokesperson of organisms which have no voice in our world. We hope that not only the words will be noticed, but also the moss itself, put to the forefront through it's sculpting, fashioned into a form we can understand."


Garforth also created the visuals for a flyer and web banner for a conference that CABE (The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment) are holding on the emerging role of green infrastructure within the urban environment. These images seem to be based on the images from the Mossenger project.

More of Garforth's work can be seen on crosshatchling.co.uk