The Park At Play
A Hidden World Within Nature
A short film exploring the quiet, overlooked stories of public green spaces.
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The Park At Play was screened as part of the Common Ground group exhibition at Slade’s Farm Park, 2021 — a site-specific exploration of place, community, and environmental awareness.
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This piece began as a quiet study of the overlooked — the textures, movements, and traces found in everyday public space. You can read more about the early reflections, fieldwork, and sensory mapping that shaped The Park At Play here:
The Park At Play | Still | Bark textures on a tree trunk in Alexandra Park — a study in natural pattern, contrast, and material presence.
The Park At Play | Still | Pine branches reaching toward the light — capturing vertical rhythm and sensory stillness.
The Park At Play | Still | Soft pine needles — detail highlighting natural repetition and gentle movement.
The Park At Play | Still | Golden grasses swaying in the wind — evoking quiet motion and overlooked textures in public green spaces.
The Park At Play | Still | Succulent foliage close-up — celebrating pattern, growth, and the layers of urban nature.
The Park At Play | Still | Succulent foliage close-up — celebrating pattern, growth, and the layers of urban nature.
The Park At Play | Still | Mimosa plant in bloom — a vibrant detail symbolising renewal and hidden beauty.
The Park At Play | Still | Graffiti on a garden wall — a trace of human presence layered into the natural landscape.
The Park At Play | Installation view | Screen showing video still of trees — inviting immersive reflection on nature and urban interaction.
The Park At Play | Installation view | Viewer seated, interacting with the film — blending presence, perception, and screen-based embodiment.
The Park At Play | Installation view | Back view of viewer wearing headphones — creating an intimate sensory encounter through sound and image.
The Park At Play | Installation view | Close-up of frost-covered leaf projected on screen — encouraging slow observation and tactile empathy.
The Park At Play | Installation view | Projection of trees against sky within gallery context — blending inner and outer landscapes through moving image.
The Park At Play | Installation view | Mushroom in close-up as projected still — inviting contemplation of scale, fragility, and detail within nature.