No Green City? The story of the #urbanplantsthatdontgiveafuck🧱🌱
I started this photo project during lockdown, when I was roaming the streets on my daily walks to stave off the boredom and existential dread. It started when I noticed all the plant growth that had taken place in my Glasgow neighbourhood while there was less traffic, no street cleaners, and a bit of peace for the urban greenery to take root.
I felt an affinity with these little bits of green, thriving in the bricks and dust and some simply seeming to grow straight out of the concrete itself, and I started taking pictures of my favourite examples, collecting them on Instagram using my own very specific #urbanplantsthatdontgiveafuck🧱🌱 hashtag. I have now spent four years expanding my photo collection to include other cool things like water reflections, sunsets, shadows and more! Read my blog for more on the project.
I’ve been using the photos as inspiration for art and jewellery too!
I’m planning to do more paintings and also have an idea for a stop-motion short so once I have taught myself how to do that, I’ll be back…
