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bingenTV is conceived by artists Naomi Woo and Sophie Seita, in conversation with The Hildegard von Bingen Society for Gardening Companions, and produced by Queer Art Projects.

bingenTV (1987) was a documentary-style talk show that was shot in the 1980s, never aired, and only recently discovered in a storage locker by researchers and artists Sophie Seita + Naomi Woo. The show immersed audiences in the world of the Hildegard von Bingen Society for Gardening Companions through interviews, musical interludes, and a healthy dose of gossip. With a charismatic host and a cast of queer characters (past and present), bingenTV embarked on a whirlwind jaunt through space and time, following some of history’s most insightful minds on interspecies and environmental care, plants, and healing.

Blurring the lines between fact and fiction, the exhibition includes three episodes from the TV show, elements of the original set, and an archive room featuring materials gathered across multiple decades of research, showcasing hidden & forgotten voices in queer history and beyond.









Installation view, Sophie Seita and Naomi Woo, bingenTV, at Mimosa House, London.
Photo: Laura Cobb



Installation view, Sophie Seita and Naomi Woo, bingenTV, at Mimosa House, London.
Photo: Laura Cobb


Installation view, Sophie Seita and Naomi Woo, bingenTV, at Mimosa House, London.
Photo: Laura Cobb



Installation view, Sophie Seita and Naomi Woo, bingenTV, at Mimosa House, London.
Photo: Laura Cobb



still from BingenTV
Alice Morgan-Richards as Gardenia

still from BingenTV
Steffi Walker as Edith Winkle



still from BingenTV
Ishmael Kirby as Cornelia



Installation view, Sophie Seita and Naomi Woo, bingenTV, at Mimosa House, London.
Photo: Natalia Janula





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