Japanese knotweed stems are sturdy yet flexible, and hold potential for a variety of usages. Join Virgile to learn the tricks and techniques he has developed through his extensive hands-on research with Japanese Knotweed and become a Japanese knotweed crafts-person yourself.
Virgile Durando
Virgile Durando is a product/material designer and researcher from France. He is our current artist in residency, presently working on collecting and developing knowledge regarding the re-interpretation of invasive species. At Mediamatic he focuses on the Japanese knotweed. In his practice he aims to understand this plant, subsequently assembling a list of tools and techniques to turn this contested species into a malleable, fascinating and multi-purposeful material.
Tickets
Tickets | €8
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Time and Dates:
| 14th April | 14:00-15:30 |
| 15th April | 14:00-15:30 |
| 22nd April | 14:00-15:30 |
| 23rd April | 14:00-15:30 |
| 29th April | 14:00-15:30 |
| 30th April | 14:00-15:30 |
Related Works
Japanese Knotweed Handbook (How-to Book) of Japanese Knotweed created by the artist.
By Emma Van Mol
