For (re)connecting.earth (02) - Beyond Water, Uriel Orlow challenges visitors' perspectives on the diversity of plants found in the city, and in particular questions the notion of 'weeds'. To highlight these often unloved plants, he has created the conceptual garden Proposal for a garden (Geneva), designed with the help of an architect.

By exploring our relationship with what we do or don't accept in our urban environment, the artist evokes the evolution of our relationship with nature, where little by little the qualities of plants (medicinal or nutritional) have been forgotten, ultimately reducing them to the status of 'invasive plants'. Through his work, Uriel Orlow aims to remind us of the usefulness of these plants and to restore their value, treating them with the same care as 'traditional' cultivated plants.

▶ Artwork: Proposal for a garden (Geneva), 2023, Wood, earth, plants, Variable dimensions

▶ Venue: Débarcadère De-Chateaubriand

▶ Scientific collaboration: La Libellule + Biennial team