What would the environment look like if people exchanged living space with plants? Were they relegated to designated, undersized squares, and entire traffic corridors covered with vegetation? The {tag:studenci} of School of Form created the project, which is an attempt to visualize a world in which we treat nature as equals to humans. With the help of graphics and nature on the university grounds, the author redirects our attention to the details we pass by indifferently every day.
Matylda Wolwowicz's project consists of graphic materials that have been placed on the walls of the university building right next to moss-covered areas. The graphics encourage us to imagine the moss as a new student, a fellow student at the university. "Non-human" students is a concept with which the author encourages a thought experiment - what if plants were treated the same as other people?
Meet the "non-human" students - "Herbarium".
proj.: Matylda Wolwowicz
green is there even when you can't see it
In cities flooded with concrete one gets the impression that greenery does not exist. We dream of greening housing estates, saving trees lost in road repairs, and judiciously mowing grass - and rightly so. It is often difficult to see even a drop of green in the urban landscape. This does not mean that there is none. Often hidden between bricks, breaking through from under concrete slabs, covering walls shyly, it escapes our gaze.
project "Herbarium"
designer: Matylda Wolwowicz
Matylda Wolwowicz has turned her attention to these plants, which can be found in the courtyard of SWPS University. With her project, she encourages people to awaken their childlike curiosity and, in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, find a moment to look at what grows underfoot. She also prepared a graphic representation of each species and dedicated clay pots for them.
"Herbarium" project
proj.: Matylda Wolwowicz
In human understanding, plants are the background of our lives: decoration or food. One does not think of them as a rich world of independent creatures, which are characterized by extraordinary sensitivity, the ability to transform their own bodies, and which existed long before any mammal appeared on earth
- explains the author.
attentiveness and empathy a cure for concretosis
The effect of the project is not only to encourage thought experimentation, but also to exercise attentiveness and empathy. This could ultimately lead to greater care for the nature around us, and perhaps to at least a partial de-concretization of cities?
did you notice me in the courtyard? - "Herbarium"
proj.: Matylda Wolwowicz
Contrary to appearances, there are more plants in the courtyard of the SWPS University than one might think. They occur outside our paths. Despite the fact that no one pays much attention to them, plants adapt. As some die, others flourish, exchanging and changing with the seasons. Have you ever paid attention to the diverse vegetation of the courtyard? Have you noticed that we only look at it when spring or summer arrives?
- reads the graphic.
The mock-up of SWPS University, created by the author, shows how completely different it could be if nature took the place of humans.
"Herbarium" project
proj.: Matylda Wolwowicz
Matylda Wolwowicz is also the author of the "Indicating water" project, in which she again gives space and voice to nature. Her bachelor's thesis is a project that tells the story of the relationship between man and nature, loss, drought and change by focusing attention on unique biological organisms. The work was created in collaboration with Kampinos National Park.
