Downtowners

Yukon, Canada | 5 min

'This work is part of a daily practice in which I seek to be more aware of the plants that surround us. Plants in “natural” or “wild” settings are readily noticeable, particularly when they are in bloom or when we want something from them. But when walking downtown, particularly in the darker and colder part of the year, it’s easy to pay them less attention.

In Downtowners, long, still shots focus on specific plants in downtown Whitehorse. What does each plant experience during its life, lived anchored to one place? What sounds, vibrations, lights, substances, other animals does it encounter in its environment, both above and below the ground? 

I hope that this work might encourage more noticing of the plants that live all around us.'