Secret Garden Adoption Night

Secret Garden Adoption Night

Unattended, widespread, sometimes invisible but never disappeared, weeds quietly witness the life of a place. Each place has its unique combination of weeds with the stories of people living in the neighborhood embedded in. By getting to know the weeds in a particular place, we can develop a sense of attachment to that place.

Continuing ‘Remember a Weed. Bid a Farewell’, a community art activity led by Luke Ching and Mei Cheung in Tai Po, Hong Kong in September 2022, the duo plans to introduce a selection of Hong Kong weeds to the people of Basel and engage them in a sculpture-making and installation process to learn about the unique weed combinations during the workshops as part of their residency and exhibition in Basel. 

During this adoption night, visitors can come and adopt the weed sculptures created in the workshops in Part I of our exhibition. Through this, we hope to create a connection between the two cities through the shared language of plants. 

Exhibition Part II:

Fri 25 - Sun 27 August 2023

Secret Garden Adoption Night: Fri 18-20h

Opening hours: Sat - Sun 11-18h

Part of PF25 cultural projects residency programme, and Kunsttage Basel 2023

Venue: PF25 cultural projects, Pfeffergässlein 25, 4051 Basel

(Entrance at Nadelberg 33)