In March, in association with Open Eye Gallery and Homotopia, Paul Harfleet will be returning to Liverpool to plant pansies at sites of homophobia and transphobia. Before he presents a talk and takes part in a Q&A session at Open Eye Gallery, he will host a ‘Planting Tour’. This gives a chance for participants to witness the artist planting and documenting the pansies at sites where a hate crime has occurred. On the day, a small selection of locations will be made within walking distance of the gallery; the participants will then return to the gallery for conversation. This unique experience is a community-affirming action of resistance and gentle protest that always generates a strange sense of joy, as those that attend share their stories and experiences. If you would like to attend the planting tour, visit the event page on our website to book your free place!

For this event, Harfleet is seeking further locations to mark with pansies that come directly from the local LGBTQIA+ community. If you have a location that you would like to be marked with one unmarked pansy planted at the location where an LGBTQIA+ hate crime has occurred, please get in touch.

Here’s the information you need to know:

– Supply the nature of the experience; this can be a quote from the assailant or a short description of what happened.
– Supply the exact location (postcode is useful); the artist will find the nearest source of soil to plant the pansy.

The subsequent photograph will be entitled after the quote or after what happened; this title should be as brief as possible. Locations can be supplied anonymously or on someone’s behalf.

To submit a location for Pansy planting, visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSebsG9OM9zLVKgZ_sM0r335gnev06O6ZWpN59u-oc_wBS4CBw/viewform

This event is in partnership with Open Eye Gallery.

This event is part of LOOK Climate Lab 2026, a biennial programme by Open Eye Gallery.