GroundWork Gallery in King’s Lynn launches Plant Power exhibition which honours memory of co-curator Judith Tucker

A gallery in Lynn is opening a new exhibition next week displaying artists’ wprks based on the natural world.

GroundWork Gallery’s new exhibition Plant Power will be open to the public from Saturday, March 8, bringing together an extraordinary collection of artists, scientists and environmental thinkers to explore the profound relationship between humans and plant life.

Through a diverse range of media including sculpture, photography, painting, digital art, and poetry, Plant Power invites audiences to reconsider their connection to the natural world and embrace the lessons plants can teach us about resilience, collaboration, and adaptation.

Curated by environmentalist and painter Barbara Howey, GroundWork director Veronica Sekules and the late Judith Tucker, the exhibition features an impressive line-up of international artists,

Plant Power highlights the role of plants not only as aesthetic subjects but also as agents of environmental change and cultural significance.

A highlight of the exhibition is the Physic AI Garden, a collaboration between Anna Dumitriu and digital artist Alex May.

This dynamic digital installation, projected onto the Custom House, visualises the interactions between plants and pharmaceuticals, demonstrating how plant-based medicines are used in cancer treatments.

The exhibition also honours the memory of co-curator Judith Tucker, who died in November 2023. Her final painting, Viper’s Bugloss, is displayed as part of her ongoing Verges project, developed in collaboration with poet Harriet Tarlo.

This work captures the untamed beauty of wild plants growing in overlooked spaces, reflecting Tucker’s lifelong commitment to environmental and social narratives in art.

The exhibition will be running until June 14, from Wednesdays to Saturdays 11am-4pm. It is free to enter but donations are welcome.