Definition

Origins

Process

Josh Carter

plantaction (n.)

Process: An archive of statements

Plantactions: An Archive of Symbolic, Critical, Performative and Poetic Acts with Plants (1730–2025) is a personal archive of critical and creative actions with plants drawn from real events across the world, documented in media and news reports.

The archive is a testimony to the pedagogical basis of the term— to document, interpret, and learn from real acts with plants, and to treat these gestures as material for critical reflection.

This website presents a selection from the archive. It includes plantactions from India and across the world that tell us different stories through symbolic, performative, participatory and provocative acts with plants.

 

Definition

Origins

Process

Josh Carter

plantaction (n.)

Process: An archive of statements

Plantactions: An Archive of Symbolic, Critical, Performative and Poetic Acts with Plants (1730–2025) is a personal archive of critical and creative actions with plants drawn from real events across the world, documented in media and news reports.

The archive is a testimony to the pedagogical basis of the term— to document, interpret, and learn from real acts with plants, and to treat these gestures as material for critical reflection.

This website presents a selection from the archive. It includes plantactions from India and across the world that tell us different stories through symbolic, performative, participatory and provocative acts with plants.

 

Josh Carter

Geetanjali Sachdev (Ph.D)

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plantaction (n.)

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