Plantation by Alicja Patanowska, is a series of porcelain elements designed for growing herbs and ornamental plants using the principles of hydroponics.
The idea under Plantation is to upcycle old glasses. 
The product has been awarded Mazda Design Award 2018 and temporarily available in shops: Tate Modern, Barbican Center, V&A Children Museum, MoMA New York, Merci Paris, Manchester Art Museum, Future Museum Dubai. PLANTATION was created during Alicja Patanowska’s studies at the Royal College of Art in London. The project has been carried out since 2014. The shapes and sizes of subsequent installations are connected with the contexts and places where are built.

Plantation is an installation created in an attempt to find a new, almost symbolic use for what has been discarded. The project is the result of the artist’s observations of the streets of London where she lived, and her general interest in the issue.  of waste. City night life leaves many traces, including drinking glasses abandoned in the most surprising places. In order to investigate this phenomenon, Patanowska spent several months, roving the streets of London between 4 and 6 am, photographing and collecting glasses abandoned at bus stops, rubbish bins, street benches and even shopping trolleys, fences and underground trains. The result of the project is an installation consisting of photographs and drinking glasses with porcelain elements placed in them. The ceramic objects have been designed and hand-made by the artist to allow their users to watch the growth process of both plant stems and roots. The wheel-thrown porcelain objects are unique and can be used with any type of drinking glass. This is how PLANTATION grows.

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