Emi Ho
I have a brain that is full of speculative ideas and a passion for interpreting abstract concepts into physical outcomes. My top skills include mixed media collage, innovative ideation, and making things move in After Effects.
In the UK, domestic green spaces cover an area 3x bigger than all of the country’s nature reserves combined. Therefore, British gardeners make up the frontline of a national mission to help our pollinator populations recover from decline.
But enough about bees… how can moths and butterflies rebound when their caterpillars are labeled as garden pests, and are killed before they can reach adulthood?
This experiential show garden design features a sculpture trail and stamp rally to encourage gardeners to build a more harmonious relationship with caterpillars. It takes place at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show: the biggest gardening event in the world.
5 caterpillar sculptures call the show garden home; each based on a different garden plant that caterpillars love! These recommended varieties help to redirect damage away from ornamental plants, managing populations and reducing overall “pest” damage.
Visitors can use the zine to decode the pattern on the caterpillars, to see which ones have growing conditions that best suit their own garden spaces. The zine goes on to direct visitors to which RHS Chelsea event booths they can go to purchase them, or alternatively, a link to the RHS online store.
Lazy. Worthless. Eyesore.
The stigma around homelessness can shape how individuals view themselves and their identity. This leads to feelings of shame, worthlessness, or hopelessness, especially for young people during crucial stages of their development.
The Identity Crisis is a giffgaff x Big Issue guerilla campaign helping young homeless people rebuild their identities beyond the labels they’re vandalised with.
This was a collaborative project alongside Mahuua Sharma.
62% of homeless youth have phones.
Through this campaign, homeless individuals are given access to free SIM cards and a membership to join Tagg.
Tagg is a skill-building platform run by contributors from the giffgaff community who have undergone similar hardships. This app helps to eliminate shame and stigma, whilst redefining connection as a way to rebuild sense of self.
“Being on the streets can be very painful and lonely, that’s the overwhelming consensus. You get disconnected. You get alienated. Some homeless people have the attitude and the view that to wake up is another day to die”
— Moses Moses, a homeless advocate and former homeless individual, TED x San Francisco 2018
