Protean Routes Thierry aux vivants

aux vivants

Geoffroy Mathieu et Jordi Ballesta photographient ce qu’ils nomment des dispositifs anti-installation

de manière à imiter le processus sélectif

The publication was developed under the creative direction of Mathys Dos Santos

Protean Routes Thierry aux vivantsProtean Routes explores the commodification and trade of the Protea, South Africas national flower, as a lens through which to examine deeper questions around colonial legacies, ecological justice, and cultural identity. Now sold at flower stalls and kept in institutional collections like the Hortus Botanicus in Amsterdam, the flowers presence in the Netherlands tells a complex story of extraction, symbolism, and global trade. Contributions from