Pressed Plant Roots - Documentation & Intention

I have been keeping up with my flaneuring and walking in nature. I have been collecting natural material that symbolises my fascination with the particular form. Sourcing these materials for research purposes has resulted in me having a vast collection of material that is wilting and fading. The wilting of the plants indicates its loss of purpose. How could I obtain its living aesthetic even after it dies? Pressing the plants has become a form of documentation, sustaining my curiosity in an object. i really like the aesthetics of the forms and could possibly used as a piece of artwork..

Previously i was looking into tree roots, with that i then thought why not start exploring roots of smaller plants that i can press and examine more closely. The below is some of the best pressed plant roots that came out. I scanned the plants on the printer which has resulted in the plants looking dark and out of focus. The purpose of the scans is purely for documentation but i plan to preserve the best plants in frames as a more permanent form of preservation. I really like the pressed plants that show the plant at different stages of development it links back to my research of museology and how the natural history museums display in a range of stages normally labelled. This is the next step for these plants, to explore ways of presenting them. Using the research i have collected about each species displayed in my research file will aid the way in which these plants will be presented. Exploring the species history, symbolism, traditions, mythology and origin will help me make connections between the different species.

Researching pressed plants origin in RESEARCH FILE -

Wild Violet Research -

https://garden.org/learn/articles/view/2397/
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/bulbs/violet/wild-violets-care.htm
https://www.theflowerexpert.com/content/mostpopularflowers/morepopularflowers/violets
https://www.plantlife.org.uk/uk/discover-wild-plants-nature/plant-fungi-species/sweet-violet
http://comenius-legends.blogspot.com/2010/07/legend-of-violet.html

Red Dead Nettle Research -

https://www.learnreligions.com/purple-dead-nettle-magic-and-folklore-2562033
https://www.plantlife.org.uk/uk/discover-wild-plants-nature/plant-fungi-species/red-dead-nettle
https://www.ywt.org.uk/wildlife-explorer-623
https://theresagreen.me/tag/medicinal-uses-of-red-deadnettle/

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