Natural Re-volt (Re-turn)
May 16, 2025
Concept
The “Natural Re-Volt (Return)” is a performative manifesto for the reintegration of nature into our lives—and our imaginations. In this act, trees are planted, radically and symbolically, in unlikely yet iconic locations within urban centers.
More than a protest, it is a poetic invitation to reconnect cities and people with the web of life.
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How it Works
Eco-guerrilla interventions transform iconic and overly paved areas into points of reverence for plant life. Young collectives perform a choreographed action blending activism, ritual, and public art.
Script of the act
Group 1 — Ground Opening
Dressed as city workers, they arrive during peak hours.
They cordon off the area with tape and cones, simulating official work.
Using a circular saw and crowbar, they remove pavement slabs (approx. 1 m²).
They dig 1 meter deep and fill the space with fertile soil.
Group 2 — Planting Ceremony
Four young people, wearing animal masks, arrive carrying a native tree seedling over 1.6 m tall on a litter.
They bring large water containers and planting tools.
They plant the tree in the opened space.
Group 3 — Children’s Circle
Ten children arrive and form a circle holding hands around the area.
They sing songs celebrating nature while the seedling is planted.
Closing Ritual
Around the tree, they install a rope fence tied to wooden stakes (1 m high).
The children hang notes with inspiring messages and wishes for the future of nature and the city.
The result is a poetic-political act that returns, even if symbolically, a piece of the city to its original owner: nature.
Solution Context
Our cities were built upon the suppression of nature. By reclaiming even a small space for a tree, we reignite the imagination that green life can — and should — reclaim its place in the urban heart. This intervention questions values, celebrates reconnection, and invites people to imagine healthier, shadier, and more biodiverse city centers.
Inspired by the spontaneous phenomenon of wild plants and flowers that sprout through the tiniest cracks in concrete and bloom amidst urban hostility, the project amplifies this natural gesture to the scale of an artistic and political intervention.
Objectives
Provoke reflection on the role of nature in cities.
Create a symbol of urban regeneration and reconciliation.
Inspire real actions for revegetation and ecological restoration.
Taking Action
Select a small and safe urban space (e.g., square, wall, or corner).
Install plants in large pots and mobile green modules, creating the effect of a natural invasion.
Use native and pollinator species.
Create photographic and video records for social media.
Include poetic signs with short messages about the “Natural Re-Volt.”
Potential Partners
Environmental activists and art collectives
Urban residents sensitive to environmental issues
Environmental NGOs and urban ecology movements
Cultural and educational spaces
City governments and environmental departments
Regenerative landscaping companies
Sustainable product brands (food, fashion, furniture)
Cultural spaces, museums, and community centers