Semper Augustus
2024
Semper Augustus takes its point of departure from the so-called tulipmania in the Netherlands during the 17th century. Through the West´s colonization and conquest of territories, various plants have been transported around the world to foreign landscapes. Here, they displace native species both through cultivation and natural dissemination. Humanity is entirely dependent on plants for its survival, but perhaps plants are better off without us? This film takes a closer look at the cultivated flower and its symbolic and concrete ties to both finance, modes of production and the history of the commodity.
