group exhibition
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Richmond, VA USA
March 29th - September 28th, 2025
www.lewisginter.org/visit/exhibitions/homes-and-habitats/
Exhibition Description
This spring and summer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden invites visitors to reimagine what it means to feel at home in the natural world. Homes & Habitats is a season-long outdoor exhibition featuring five large-scale, site-specific art installations that explore the delicate, dynamic relationships between ecosystems, community, and belonging.
Set within the Garden’s vibrant 50-acre landscape, the exhibition highlights the interconnectedness of natural habitats—wetlands, forests, meadows—and the species they sustain. These immersive and interactive artworks invite guests of all ages to reflect on the ecosystems we depend on and the reciprocal roles we play as stewards of the Earth.
Through sculpture, storytelling, and sensory experience, Homes & Habitats blurs the boundaries between the ecological and the emotional, reminding us that "home" is more than a structure—it is a network of support, memory, and connection. Whether it’s the murmur of pollinators in a wildflower field, the shelter of trees, or the rituals of family and culture, this exhibition celebrates the myriad ways we build and belong to our habitats.
This spring and summer, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden invites visitors to reimagine what it means to feel at home in the natural world. Homes & Habitats is a season-long outdoor exhibition featuring five large-scale, site-specific art installations that explore the delicate, dynamic relationships between ecosystems, community, and belonging.
Set within the Garden’s vibrant 50-acre landscape, the exhibition highlights the interconnectedness of natural habitats—wetlands, forests, meadows—and the species they sustain. These immersive and interactive artworks invite guests of all ages to reflect on the ecosystems we depend on and the reciprocal roles we play as stewards of the Earth.
Through sculpture, storytelling, and sensory experience, Homes & Habitats blurs the boundaries between the ecological and the emotional, reminding us that "home" is more than a structure—it is a network of support, memory, and connection. Whether it’s the murmur of pollinators in a wildflower field, the shelter of trees, or the rituals of family and culture, this exhibition celebrates the myriad ways we build and belong to our habitats.
Conversations with Bees
Drawn from the Celtic folklore tradition of ‘telling the bees’ in a local hive when there is news, such as a birth or death in the family, this piece invites visitors to make conversation with the native bees of the Garden. The microphone inside the beehive is connected to speakers fixed onto nearby ‘bee hotels’. As the next generation of bees gestates, people can share their experiences with them, fostering a unique avenue for interspecies empathy and communication.
