To you, the Red Wriggler was a body of work created for Noticeboard United consisting of four photographs and a poem.

Notice Boards provide the function highlighting things; bringing things to the attention of whoever stands in front of them. With the concept of ‘noticing’ in mind, To you, the Red Wriggler considers what processes, human and non-human, are enacted constantly and consistently around us but go unseen. 

The Red Wriggler is a variety of worm most commonly found in compost heaps. Highly evolved creatures, they are incredibly efficient at breaking down organic matter to generate humus; a rich organic material that forms in soil as plant and animal matter decays. 

Taking the worm’s vital work as a metaphor for undervalued acts of labour, often undertaken by those with marginalised identities, the photographs presented invite you to look beneath the surface, or more precisely: under the compost bin. Soil is fundamental to our planetary health and it is in noticing the work of the worm that we are reminded of all the other multispecies entanglements that we humans benefit from and should be thankful to be part of.