ARJA HOP & PETER SVENSON
Residue Amsterdam
In our current work we are examining the colours inherent to various plants at ruderal areas in Amsterdam. We focus on roadside plants that germinate spontaneously, among them Neophytes, plants that are newcomers.
Disseminated from across the border by the transport network, surviving uncultivated in their new environment.
We extract the natural dyes of plants which we transfer into photographic film material, and represent the physical aspect of the plants in a documentative manner using photograms. It is a parallel project presented as a polyptych consisting of two or more panels.
Bitter dock / Rumex obtusifolius, Amsterdamse bos Amsterdam (10)
Common dandelion / Taraxacum officinale, Stavangerweg Amsterdam (3)
Rough Poppy / Papaver hybridum, Drie Burgpad Amsterdam (6)
Common hollyhock / Alcea rosea, Kerkstraat Amsterdam (4)
Official burnet / Sanguisorba officinalis, Oude Haagseweg Amsterdam (11)
Persian Poppy / Papaver bracteatum, Gooiseweg Amsterdam (5)
Cushion moss / Leucobryum glaucum, Ringvaartdijk Amsterdam (7)
Wall lettuce / Mycelis muralis, Maxwellstraat Amsterdam (9)
Bay laurel / Laurus nobilis, Oude Haagseweg Amsterdam (8)
Mouse eared chickweed / Cerastium tomentosum, Drie Burgpad Amsterdam (2)
Hard Shield Fern / Polystichum aculeatum, Amsterdamse bos Amsterdam (1)
Himalayan Balsam / Impatiens glandulifera, Boeierspad Amsterdam
Tufted Vetch / Vicia cracca, Westhavenweg Amsterdam
Japanese cherry / Prunus serrulata, Copplestockstraat Amsterdam
Canadian horseweed / Conyza canadensis, Ottho Heldringstraat Amsterdam
Black alder / Alnus glutinosa (male flower), Ookmeerpolder
Common fleabane / Pulicaria dysenterica (flower), Amsteldijk
Blackberry / Rubus fruticosus (fruit), Amsteldijk
Spontaneous occuring plants growing in Amsterdam
Photograms on negatives
Iranian poppy / Papaver bracteatum, Gooiseweg
Sharp Dock / Rumex conglomeratus, Amsterdamse Bos Amsterdam
Common dandelion / Taraxacum officinale, Stavangerweg Amsterdam
Rough Poppy / Papaver hybridum, Drie Burgpad Amsterdam
Common hollyhock / Alcea rosea, Kerkstraat Amsterdam
Official burnet / Sanguisorba officinalis, Oude Haagseweg Amsterdam
Persian Poppy / Papaver bracteatum, Gooiseweg Amsterdam
Cushion moss / Leucobryum glaucum, Ringvaartdijk Amsterdam
Wall lettuce / Mycelis muralis, Maxwellstraat Amsterdam
Bay laurel / Laurus nobilis, Oude Haagseweg Amsterdam
Snow-in-Summer / Cerastium tomentosum, Drie Burgpad Amsterdam
Hard Shield Fern / Polystichum aculeatum, Amsterdamse bos
Himalayan Balsam / Impatiens glandulifera, Boeierspad Amsterdam
Tufted Vetch / Vicia cracca, Westhavenweg amsterdam
Japanese cherry / Prunus serrulata, Coppelstockstraat Amsterdam
Ottho Heldringstraat Amsterdam
Maple / Acer / Ottho heldringstraat, Amsterdam
Narrow-leaves ragwort / Senecio inaquidens / Aletta Jacobslaan
Florachromes at Huis Marseille Museum of Photography Amsterdam
Photo documentation by Eddo Hartmann
© arja hop / peter svenson 2013
