Tamara Henderson’s (b. 1982) imaginative, exuberant art examines our planet’s intelligence and beauty in ways that subtly but radically relegate humans to the margins.
Her body of work celebrates the unsung heroes of our ecosystems: earthworms. These industrious but mostly invisible creatures form the starting point for Henderson’s explorations of metabolic vitality, compost, and the deep intertwinement of the Earth and the bodies inhabiting it.
More-than-human species are the co-creators of Henderson’s installation in Helsinki Biennial. It visits hidden subterranean realms through the medium of sound.
Artwork locations: HAM Helsinki Art Museum and Vallisaari Island
Photo: Panos Fourtoulakis