“There is No Wrong Way”
Olive tree, text (manifesto), soil, plants, knitted yarn nest.
The work explores the role of guardians (educators, teachers and parents) and how children grow by observing plants in nature. It aims to provoke viewers to think of appropriate ways to guide and teach children by comparing the way humans grow to the growth of plants. The title, “there is no wrong way”, alludes to the idea that just as there is no wrong way for a plant to grow, there is no wrong way for children to grow; only wrong environments and actions exist. It is about how all plants (children) are different, but as they grow up adults who have responsibility for looking after them could reflect on how to care for them by thinking about natural factors that surround plants. The components ask the audience to figure out their own answers to “what makes plants greener” (what makes children grow well) and “what does growth mean to you”. This piece of work gives time to viewers to explore their answers to the questions.
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