Welcome Storyteller we've been waiting for you...what happens next?
What Happens Next? is a collaborative art installation that invites you to pause, read, reflect, and write. Step into the story so far, then add your voice to imagine the future. In a world that needs new ideas and shared visions more than ever, your imagination matters.
This interactive experience is a quiet call to action. By taking part, you'll explore four essential qualities we all need to grow in uncertain times:
🌱 Curiosity – to discover what’s already been written
🌿 Creativity – to build on it and take the story somewhere new
🌼 Bravery – to share your thoughts with strangers
🌳 Trust – in others to carry the story forward
Sit for a moment—or a while. Read what others have left. Then, when you're ready, write a little or a lot. Every voice matters. Especially yours.
This interactive artwork has been installed in the Oxford Botanical Garden in Oxford as part of the Great Big GreenWeek 2025, in the grounds of Bayfield Hall in North Norfolk and in the woodland on the Raveningham Sculpture Trail.
To hear the stories that emerged from each location, you can listen to the recordings on Spotify
Created by Sophie Austin
Soundscape composed by Isa Suarez
Isa is a London based composer and singer-songwriter who creates contrasting sound worlds spanning a range of genres across film, visual art, VR and performance.
- Artistic Assistance by Cathy Austin and T@te Loddon
- Voices featured:
Freda Austin
Sophie Austin
Adib Dada
Rudi
Amrei Harrison
W. Arts
Kainyu Njeri
Isa Suarez - Previous Locations:
- Oxford Botanic Garden, Great Big Green Week 2025
- Raveningham Sculpture Trail 2024 - read the story which emerged here
- Bayfield Hall Sculpture Trail 2024 - read the Bayfield hall story here.
- What Happens Next? is available to book contact me for more information.