About The Book
Japanese knotweed is a plant from the knotweed family, brought to Europe by Siebold as a souvenir of his long stay in Japan. The plant’s hardiness has enabled it to spread across the world. It is now recognized as an invasive species that destroys buildings and ecosystems. Japanese knotweed has become synonymous with the word weed. This unique collection represents photographer Koichi Watanabe’s 10-year efforts to document Japanese knotweed from places associated with the plant to the rest of the world, guided by the its checkered and twisted fate. Publisher’s Info
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About The Artist
Koichi Watanabe made his debut with the photography and text project Moving Plants, in which he searched for Japanese knotweed, a common weed found throughout Japan, in various places and situations in Europe, where it has become an invasive species. Since then, he has continued photographing plants and investigating their hidden histories.
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Specifics
Koichi Watanabe: Moving Plants (Seigensha, 2016) | Language: Japanese and English | Size: 263 × 197 mm | Pages: 112 | Binding: Hardcover.
Source: https://archive.org/details/movingplants0000wata.
Link: The war on Japanese knotweed | The Guardian | The Long read.
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