the weeds that grow from concrete presents a collection of facts, thoughts, and portraits of weeds, all to contemplate their complex ecological, political, and material existence. patches of crabgrass and pine tree seedlings sprouting from concrete floors invite the reader to reconsider what a weed is, and what its role can be in our human world. and through poetic narrative, the book reexamines and subtly poses that the hostile conditions and survival strategies that weeds use, are strategies that can be used to survive in the hostile conditions of capitalism.

text and images by gloria galvez

edited by zach whitworth

published by los angeles contemporary archive