Heracleum Mantagazzianum reintroduced
Heracleum Mantagazzium is better known as the Giant hogweed or in Dutch the Reuzen berenklauw. The plant is introduced in Europe during the Victorian era due to its architectural quality. I want to re-introduce this species. I want to show the other side of this plant. By constructing a material narrative that displays the material properties in the context of cultivating the plant.
The dynamics of the plant are translated into a campaign object, inspired by the Royal tulip vase, a metaphor for cultural acceptance. The object comprises three stackable parts, each representing a chapter of the material narrative. Stacked, these parts form a four-meter-high tower that communicates the plant's symbolical and functional value.