“A BowerHaus for a Post-Anthropocene World,” a novel musical and visual work devised by students and professors in music and art seeks to address the urgency of habitat remediation and protection.

The interdisciplinary work employs an imagined narrative that takes place in the arboretum before humans, during humans (the “Anthropocene”), and after humans. 

The students have been guided by Robin Hill, Professor of Art in the Maria Manetti Shrem Art Studio Program in the Department of Art and Art History, Kurt Rohde, Professor of Music in the Department of Music, and Stacey Parker, Director of Public Horticulture and Engagement at the Arboretum and Public Garden. Additionally, Marie Lorenz, the Spring 2025 artist in The California Studio: Manetti Shrem Artist Residencies, has also provided input. Guest musicians include Lina Bahn, violin, and Kate Vincent, viola.