Suspects: Japanese Knotweed
Mediamatic, Amsterdam, NL
We want to be able to identify Japanese Knotweed (sometimes to eradicate it), but for many people, it's still difficult to recognize. Visually, it's often mistaken for native species like bindweed and sorrel. However, each plant also develops a unique smell. Can you identify knotweed by its scent?
Scents developed include dogwood, himalayan balsam, lilac, japanese knotweed, broad-leafed dock and fish mint.
Made for Mediamatic Amsterdam,
Japanese Knotweed Festival 2024.
With Frank Bloem and Irem Biter,
photographs by Jada Maij