Assemble is a participatory, adaptable sculpture that takes inspiration from outdoor education and fort building. The project was installed at the Jardin de Métis International Garden Festival in (Reford Gardens) in summer 2018, and was a collaboration with designer Craig van Ravens

The piece was comprised of fixed structural frames and free components, made from found branches which were sanded, sealed and painted. Participants were invited to find and gather the wooden parts and assemble them onto the base structures to form huts inspired by the survival shelter typologies taught in outdoor education classes. Each of the shelters can be assembled in a single bright colour, or reorganized to suit the play of participants.

The colours of the individual branches and sticks stand out among the forest, the organic shapes contrasting with the luminous colours of the paint. Each branch became an object in itself, beautiful for its natural form; together, these pieces created an organic and abstract structure that is both inviting, familiar and striking within the landscape.