Muntjac (2026)
Come cosy up with a good mixtape and read between the leaves at Muntjac, a growing DIY archive and space for slow study exploring taking care of nature (and being taken care of) on/in the margins.
The project was prompted into being by encounters with the ‘invasive’ muntjac deer inspiring thinkings and writings around belonging, Britishness, xenophobia and conservation bias in England - just small subjects then!
For the Tending group exhibition at Turf Projects Croydon, a diverse set of voices join the conversation to share how other knowledges, usually marginalised at the edges can enrich, trouble and otherwise make other forms of nature stewardship possible. And also, how marginalised communities can sustain their work whilst consistently being other/ed in hostile environments and spaces of dominance.
Posters, pamphlets, zines, stickers, chapbooks, flyers, bookmarks, badges and MP3 files take cues from the undercurrents of publishing and form a pocket-sized library for reading, reflecting and contributing to the conversation.
Expect to encounter contributions from: the Black Seeds Network and Out On The Land; All The Elements and community farmers; ESEA Green Lions and Sustainably Muslim among many more.
Opening at Sat 14 Mar - Sun 21 June 2026, Turf Projects Croydon.
Other ways to get involved:
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Sat 11 Apr 11am-1pm
Turf Projects, Croydon
Free & open to allWhat do zines have to do with invasive species and inclusion in the environmental sector?
I have invited deer friend, special guest and artist-publishing-gardener superstar Heiba Lamara @cosyjungle of OOMK, Rabbits Road Press, Kilburn Print Workshop to join me for a mischievous morning of leafing through ideas, paper play, sticker-storying, conversation and community.
🦌 How can we reclaim radical publishing as a tactic for creating counter-cultures of knowledge?
🦌How can foot(hoof)notes disrupt the narrative?
🦌How might a photocopy seed new ideas?
🦌When might a mixtape intervene in a system?
This workshop is inspired by Muntjac, a mini library for slowly studying ideas of ecological care on the margins. It forms part of Turf Projects’ Spring-Summer Tending programme.
Link to book -
DM your number to @elastic_fiction to be added to at WhatsApp Broadcast and receive one thoughtful Muntjac Mixtape Message a week!
Expect…
🤲🏼 mini audio messages from the community…
🦌 thoughtful questions and prompts from muntjac and friends…
🌱 reading reccs and links to helpful reports…
🫶🏽 details of an upcoming event…
🏞️ the odd thoughtful image to brighten your day…
Don’t worry - you will not be part of a group chat or be bombarded with lots of pings. Your number will not be shared or utilised for any other purpose than the muntjac broadcast.
If we must Meta - let’s see what we can do with it?
