Paper from plants growing in an urban gap
A sheet of paper can be a record of the landscape it comes from. Krater and NotWeed Paper work with invasive plants as a source of fibre. Their samples keep colour and texture visible, bringing attention to a material most people would otherwise pass by.
SI SloveniaIn practice. NotWeed Paper turns plant fibres into sheets, with Ljubljana’s Krater as a site for learning by making.
What to keep in view
Using some plant biomass does not establish that a site’s invasive plants have been eradicated.
The process changes what counts as a resource
A collected plant has to be prepared and reduced to fibres suitable for making a sheet. Small batches let makers compare appearance and handling. Working at a former construction site also puts plant collection and material experiments in a place where the public can encounter them.
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