we resist.
Eva-Maria Lopez

 

we resist.

plants are all around us. In fields, urban areas or in living rooms they tell us about changes  induced by climate change and modern agriculture. They testify to the frightening loss of  biodiversity going hand in hand with the agrochemical industry’s promises of a ‘better world’.  In her artwork with living plants and ornaments, Eva Maria Lopez maps these changes. For  the artistic research project we resist. plant species have been included that have become  herbicide resistant. Their adaptation is a naturally occurring process, following Charles  Darwin’s evolutionary theory, and the spontaneous change of their genetic make-up enables  them to survive. As a result of monocultures and herbicide treatment, the number of such  resistant plants is increasing worldwide. Most of them have important cultural symbols as  well as medical virtues. We resist. translates the ambiguity of so-called ‘super weeds’ like  cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) into a garden composed of motifs reminiscent of the most  typical jardins à la française. Lopez aims to create an awareness of our flora, biodiversity in  the anthropocene and the need for more sustainable forms of cultivation. 

 

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