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Adam Vackar

The Hogweed Gambit

film [00:18:00; 4K, color, sound, loop], 2022–24

Supported by Czech Television, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Original sound: Natalie Plevakova

The film examines the human interaction with Giant Hogweed, an invasive species originating from the Caucasus. Challenging the traditional perspective on plant migration, the film traces the Hogweed's journey from Central Asia to Eastern Europe and the Americas. By analyzing the political eradication campaigns directed against Giant Hogweed, the video also reveals how the rhetoric of invasion and illegality has been extended to other living beings — whether human, animal, or plant — that appear dissimilar, inconsistent, or otherwise opposed to the dominant system within a given environment. It equally displays the artist’s emotional engagement with the plant and the potential for a positive connection with this widely condemned species.

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