In Planted Matter, the simple act of carrying plants through city streets becomes a lens through which to examine our evolving relationship with nature in urban spaces. The series captures moments where individuals transport botanical life across concrete landscapes, transforming routine errands into quiet ceremonies of care and connection.
These images map an unofficial network of plant movement through the city. Each photograph records an ephemeral intersection where natural and constructed worlds meet, highlighting the persistence of organic life within rigid urban frameworks. The plants themselves become characters—protected passengers navigating a landscape of glass, steel, and stone.
Beyond documenting these encounters, the work reveals how we integrate nature into metropolitan rhythms. These careful acts of transport suggest both vulnerability and determination. Like modern-day gatherers, urban dwellers ferry fragments of wilderness through the city’s architecture, each journey marking a small insistence on maintaining connection with the natural world. Through these collected moments, Planted Matter considers how simple gestures of care can reshape our understanding of nature’s place within the urban landscape.
