Flore des friches urbaines. Théories de l’art mais surtout

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Flore des friches urbaines. Théories de l’art mais surtoutThis flora exposes the biodiversity of urban wastelands. It documents landscapes and vegetation; it invites us to recognize and name the 258 most common plants they shelter; it can act as a game; it leads to a new universe of meaning and knowledge. Wastelands are a world, a refuge. They provide shelter to a prodigious diversity of plant and animal species in an urban environment. Disused post industrial zones, abandoned orchards, and derelict land