PHOTOGRAPHY, OBJECTS
Plants: Plantago major (Greater plantain), Geranium robertianum (Red robin), Conzya Canadensis (Canadian horseweed), Poa annua (Annual meadow grass), Utrica dioica (Stinging nettle), Hypericum perforatum (Perforate St John's-wort)
In the scope of Head Gardens common urban herbs (weeds) are cultivated in wearable, purpose-designed helmets.
Some of the chosen plants have a long history within medicinal practices and others are new to European habitats – invasive species (neophytes).
Against the background of an increasingly changing environment alongside recent studies about plant life, this project touches on a rising awareness that leads towards a new understanding and culture of rituals, adorations, forms of therapy and activism.
The series was first shown in the scope of the KRASJ Biennale edition 2018 in Ninove, Belgium. In 2022 a site- specific installation of the HEAD GARDENS, in the scope of manifestation 'Kunst am Rand' in Münster (Germany) won the 1st prize for the best artwork of the manifestation (see photos above). The prize was offered by the city of Münster.
photography Helmut Dick
special thanks to: Lida Ladwig, Belle Phromchanya, Alnordys Perez Montero, Suzanne Eelman, Jeppe Goede, Stefan Schäfer, Dion Rosina