FREJA KRÆMMER NIELSEN                                        


Transplanters


The transplanter is on a quest to regenerate endangered plant communities in public urban spaces. As new gardens are constructed with soil unfit for a diverse set of plants to naturally regenerate, and highly biodiverse zones are turned into construction sites, the transplanter digs up the valueable soil to relocate and inoculate new public gardens and re-introduce otherwise endangered vegetation.

During an artist residency in Timelab, Gent I adopted a public garden which I assisted in natural regeneration in collaboration with city ecologist Geert Heyneman and the local neighborhood committee.

The walking performance starting at the adopted public garden in Gent and continues towards a construction site with high plant diversity where soil is collected. The walk brings the transplanter back to the adopted garden to spread the collected soil, and ends at the local Saturday market where the soil is ”sold” for free to bring awareness to the local neighbors of current green maintenance methods within the city.

Documentation: Doga Ceylan & Teresa Carvalheira

See more at the Transplanters website.



©Freja Kræmmer Nielsen, 2023
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