Urban gardens, whether communal or private, challenge the way we coexist with living things. In the face of urban transformation, I aim, through dialogue and active listening, to bring to light residents’ stories and the ways in which they defend and look after their neighbourhood. In Geneva, in the Bourgogne neighbourhood, I studied how residents are organising themselves in response to a Local Neighbourhood Plan (PLQ). I organised an event focusing on botanical knowledge, in collaboration with an agronomist.
The installation is conceived as a living archive: a work table and digital collages covering the walls, linked to artefacts that bear witness to residents’ experiences.