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A Digital Garden by Bhavika Sharma

 → gather → logs → root → info



Summer 2025 // In Collaboration with The Plumb + Touch Me, Don’t Forget Me (Elena Kirby and Masumi Rodriguez)

Phragmites australis processing sessions facilitated by Bhavika Sharma


Public programming event(s) centred on “invasive” plant processing sessions at the Plumb Gallery. This project was led by Touch Me, Don’t Forget Me (ongoing project of artist-duo Elena Kirby and Masumi Rodriguez) and included two Saturday sessions of Phragmites australis processing with Artist Bhavika Sharma. Above documentation follows the Phragmites australis processing sessions led by Bhavika Sharma. 
These sessions were completed with the knowledge and support of Elena Kirby and Masumi Rodriguez.For more on their work with “invasive” species, such as Dog-strangling Vine, visit here. 

An additional thank you to workshop attendees Chris, Emi, Emerald, Jillian, Martha, Melody,Maddie, Melissa, Miranda, and Phil for processing phragmites australis with me.
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Public Programming Details:
Come chit-chat with us, drink tea, and process!

processing DSV
remove leaves from stem | make knotted bundles | strip the outer layer of the stem

processing phragmites
cut  |  boil  |  stew  |  crush

Processing schedule:
From July 2nd to August 16th 2025

Wednesday: 4PM-7PM
Saturday: 2PM-5PM
Located at the Plumb, 1655 Dufferin Street