A hostile garden, 2026

Glazed ceramics.

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Glazed ceramic installation. 300 x 300 x 225 cm.

 

 

A Hostile Garden explores ruderal flora, species capable of growing in environments degraded by human activity and of initiating processes that promote ecological regeneration.

 

On one hand, through cyanotype, it delves into the distribution strategies of these plant species. On the other, a series of ceramic pieces draws inspiration from their strategies of adaptation and defense.

 

The project questions the idea of “weeds” and the notion of the ordered garden, reflecting on the resilience, expansion, and organizational capacity of plant life in altered contexts.

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This project was supported and funded through the “Artist on Campus” program at UAM in 2025, which included a three-month research residency in the Botanical Unit of the university’s Faculty of Biology.

 

 

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