Re:Peat III is a series of works resulting from an art-science collaboration between visual artist Anne Yoncha and researchers Oili Tarvainen, Anne Tolvanen and Anna-Liisa Välimaa of the Natural Resources Institute Finland. The works showcase Yoncha’s observations from the long-term collaboration with the group, highlighting the layered and complex structure of the peatland mat and the relationships between the current moss structures and grass species. The works show the muscular nature of Sphagnum moss when viewed up close, in contrast with the sandy texture of peat ash, the industrial by-product created when burning the peat for fuel and the restoration additive to neutralise soil pH. The colours in the works are created by mixing the peat ash with acrylic paint, for example.
