Growers from Moulsecoomb Forest Garden and Wildlife Project have worked with artist Becky Warnock to create When The Seeds Fall, two exhibitions at Moulsecoomb Railway Station Footbridge and on Brighton seafront by the i360.

Over the summer, Becky worked with the garden volunteers and local school children exploring what makes the garden such a special place.

Celebrating its 30th anniversary year, the garden was founded by a group of friends who took over a derelict strip of council land. The project is now an important green urban space, connecting people with gardening, food, and nature, with inclusivity and diversity at its heart.

Offering horticulture, carpentry, woodland management, cooking, educational and social opportunities to everyone, the project engages young people from within and outside mainstream education, with outdoor activities and therapeutic support, eco-therapy and outdoor lessons complementing the school curriculum. Moulsecoomb Forest Garden offers particular support to young people with learning difficulties.

Artist Becky Warnock says
“This garden is a precious space where people come together and are accepted and cherished as individuals. The project has encouraged me to think about the connection between collective wellbeing and nature. It’s rooted in the understanding that mental health, like physical health, fluctuates continuously and requires upkeep, just like a garden needs care and nurture.”

This project is made possible with funding from Arts Council England Project Grant and part-funded by the UK government and Brighton & Hove City Council through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, East Brighton Trust and Chalk Cliff Trust, with Support from Network Rail, Southern Rail and SAS Graphics.

Becky Warnock is an artist and educator based in London. Her work is collaborative and research-based, often including participatory workshops that use photography and other mediums to initiate dialogue. Working across photography, film and performance, her practice is developed through relationship-building and meaningful engagement. This building of relationships informs both the process and the form the work takes. Becky currently lectures in Collaboration and Contemporary Visual Practices at London College of Communication.

Exhibition extends to the beach on the gabions next to the i360.