Fragile Things
Fragile Things
Fragile Things
There are many places where plants in pots are placed, such as hospitals, cafes, and schools. Like other living beings, you can tell when plants lack care. I won’t compare different living beings to determine the need for attention; in this matter, everything should be clear. I examined the tattered leaves, and I wanted to help. So, I took a pot with a pike tail home. In the fall of 2018, I made it my mission to collect plants that no one needed, as I believed that every life should have value.
As a ritual of cleansing from negative experiences, they were transplanted into new pots. I crafted the pots from clay, inspired by the forms of abandoned architecture, such as the Buzludzha building, atomic lighthouse, and Mansela sea forts. In this way, I wanted to symbolically populate a new owner in an empty house. Short histories of where I took them from were written on the pots. For example: "Stolen from HSE".
As a ritual of cleansing from negative experiences, they were transplanted into new pots. I crafted the pots from clay, inspired by the forms of abandoned architecture, such as the Buzludzha building, atomic lighthouse, and Mansela sea forts. In this way, I wanted to symbolically populate a new owner in an empty house. Short histories of where I took them from were written on the pots. For example: "Stolen from HSE".