REPTILE GARDEN Wienerberger Ewhurst brickworks - 2025
The Reptile Garden at Wienerberger Ewhurst Works is a project close to my heart, where art, sustainability, and care for the environment come together. Working alongside the sustainability team at Wienerberger, I designed five sculptural habitats set amongst a pond and a caged wall. Each piece draws inspiration from the heritage of this industrial site, enhancing the garden’s beauty while playing an active role in supporting the local ecosystem.
I created the sculptures from eco-friendly clay sourced directly from the Wienerberger site – the very same clay used to make their traditional tiles. This connection between material, place, and purpose reflects my belief in sustainability and in honouring the land’s history and its inhabitants.
These works will remain on the Wienerberger grounds for years to come, evolving with the environment. They invite visitors to slow down, look closer, and notice the life they help sustain. Designed to encourage biodiversity, the habitats offer shelter and resources for local reptile species and more, creating a vibrant pocket of nature within an industrial landscape.
Through this collaboration with Wienerberger, I’ve been able to create a space where art meets ecological responsibility – a place that sparks reflection on how we can preserve and nurture the wildlife around us.
The Shed - 200 x 200 x 300 cm - is an inhabitable artwork designed to address the Slow Worm.
The Surrey Wildlife Trust has highlighted the slow worm as an endangered species. Livia’s artwork is dedicated to creating a sanctuary for these elusive reptiles.
Slow worms typically do not bask directly in the sun but are often found enjoying the warmth beneath corrugated metal sheets. Corrugated clay, known for its excellent heat retention, provides a similarly inviting environment for these creatures.
The piece consists of crafted panels of corrugated clay, recreating an old collapsed shed, the horizontal panels are essential components of the sculptural habitat and in combination with natural elements such as sunlight and soil they serve as a warm shelter for the slow worm.
The Shed - 200 x 200 x 300 cm - 2025
Bee Tower - 200 x 40 x 40 cm - 2025
Lizard Crescent - 60 x 130 x 25 cm - 2025
Rain Bowl - 50 cm dia - 2025
Snail Trail - 80 x 25 x 25 cm - 2025