This project was inspired by 19th Century working class Botanical Societies. These autodidactic radical societies defied the expectations of their class to learn about their changing environments. Using their model of co-learning, the students observed and documented urban nature in their own hand made observational notebooks. Developing image making through workshops, the group have created an identity though pattern for a 21st century Botanical Society, which aims to disseminate the desire to observe urban nature and share a feeling of being part of a botanical community.
This publication was made as part of Art Assembly Manchester – City as Art School, a free one day festival that champions culture, art and creativity and shows how everywhere has the potential to become a place of creative learning.
