Resilient meadow
Resilient honors the people who fight against climate change. This series brings together three wearable sculptures, each built from natural materials. Each piece addresses a different environmental conflict. Together, they denounce how human actions have pushed the planet into a stressed state.
Materials in This Piece
This piece features wild teasel (Dipsacus fullonum), Carlina (Carlina acaulis), and miraguano (Araujia sericifera) — three plants gathered from the wild.
Credits
Design: Aloma Lafontana
Photography: Garcia Morales
Makeup & Hair: Estefania Vaqué
Model: Júlia Lara Jiménez
Carlina: A Natural Barometer Under Threat
Carlina grows commonly in the mountains and meadows of Central Europe and the Pyrenees. Its essential oil contains natural antibiotic agents. People also use the plant as a natural barometer, since weather changes affect the shape of its leaves.
In many areas of northern Spain, people place Carlina on doors and windows. There, it symbolizes protection from witches, dragons, and other beings believed to endanger life and happiness.
However, these same valued qualities nearly drove Carlina to extinction through massive harvesting. As a result, some countries now protect the species by law. Harvesters gather only the parts that fall off naturally, after the plant releases its seeds — these fallen wrappers are the parts you see in the mask.
Miraguano: From Ornamental Plant to Invasive Species
Europeans introduced Miraguano in the 19th century, first as an ornamental plant and later as a textile filling made from its fruit fibers. Since then, Miraguano has become an invasive species. It climbs over trees and bushes, forming dense leaf masses that block light and compete with native plants for water and nutrients.
Wild Teasel: An Invasive Weed Across the Atlantic
A similar pattern has emerged with wild teasel, though on the other side of the world. Europeans originally exported the plant to Argentina for wool carding. Today, wild teasel has become an increasingly abundant invasive weed in the Province of Buenos Aires, especially in protected areas, pastures, and roadside margins. This spread has caused real ecological damage — notably, a decline in native plant diversity and a reduction in available forage.