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A Wayward Plant, commonly referred to as a weed, is one growing where it is not wanted. They may be non-native, unsightly, invasive, high-maintenance, surplus or withering, and so are uprooted and abandoned, pulled from the earth as urban castaways. But wayward plants, whether common weeds, domestic breeds or rare botanical specimens, are truly in the eye of the beholder. The Wayward Plant Registry sets up Halfway Homes for these unwanted plants, and works to bring out the full potential of their beauty and meaning. The Registry considers systems of exchange, the personification of plant-life, the human stories revealed through plant migrations, and the nature of botanical desire.
The Wayward Plant Registry is a collaborative project of social exchange run by an open collective composed of landscape architects, architects, artists and guerrilla gardeners. The Wayward Plant Registry has been included in exhibitions at the Barbican London, The Graham Foundation Chicago, the Canadian Centre for Architecture Montreal and the London Festival of Architecture. The Registry will set up a three days adoption station in TotalKunst on 17 – 19 June 2010.
!!!!…..UPDATE….!!!
Wayward plants have now found their new soulmates.
Thank you all who participated in this project!
