This project explores the delicate relationship between human traces, plants, and crevices, examining how nature exists within urban environments. Compared to artificially designed flowerbeds, plants in crevices reveal an unmanipulated state of growth, evoking a resonance with authentic nature. Yet, their growth remains confined by artificial spaces like brick gaps and manhole covers, bearing traces of design. As cities expand, even forests seem to adapt to human-imposed forms. Can we still experience truly untamed nature in cities?
This project presents images of plants growing in the crevices of cities like London, Cambridge, and Beijing, combined with diary entries, compiled into a visual book. Viewers are invited to reassess the presence of plants in urban crevices and reflect on the essence of urban greenery: do these meticulously designed natural forms still belong to nature, or have they already become part of human design?
