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Christine Eyene participates in the Black in Plant Science Conference 2025 hosted at Leeds University on Friday 24 October.

The panel discussion entitled ‘Journey of Plants through Black Botanists’ and chaired by Mikhaela Neequaye, PhD will explore the profound connections between plants, people, and the powerful legacy of Black botanists throughout history and today.

The conversation will trace the scientific, cultural, and spiritual journeys of plants across continents and generations — through the lens of Black scholars, horticulturists, and plant lovers who have shaped our understanding of the natural world. Panellists include Jade Bleau, Jessica Ashman, and Christine Eyene.

Eyene will discuss her research in the evergreen forest of her paternal home village Bikoka (located in Lolodorf a south province in Cameroon), with a focus on the memory of the land, the usage of plants in the context of anti-colonial resistance, and the process of reclaiming traditional knowledge.

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Dr Christine Eyene is Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Art / Co-Director of Exhibition Research Lab at Liverpool John Moores University and Research Curator at Tate Liverpool.

Her research on ‘Botanical Histories and Colonial Legacies’ has led to multiple projects including exhibitions at the Municipal Foyer (Lolodorf, 2022); Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (London, 2023); Kunsthal Charlottenborg (Copenhagen, 2023-24); Landskrona Foto Festival (Landskrona, 2024); Tate Liverpool + RIBA North (2025).

Her current exhibition ‘What the Mountain Has Seen’ at Exhibition Research Lab (Liverpool), features artists whose research and practice involve plant histories, particularly Shiraz Bayjoo, Joy Gregory, Yvon Ngassam and Freya Tewelde.  

Black in Plant Science Conference 2025 
Friday 24 October, 09.00-18.00

Helix, University of Leeds
For more information, visit: www.blackinplantscience.org