“Of Flowers and Weeds” documents the surroundings of the Rote Flora in Hamburg's Schanzenviertel district. A place that has stood for resistance, self-government, and social struggles for decades. In times of increasing gentrification, growing social inequality, and the rise of authoritarian tendencies, in Germany and worldwide, spaces like the Flora are becoming increasingly important. My analog black-and-white photographs show a cityscape in transition: protests, graffiti, informal structures, but also the invisible: homelessness, everyday objects, places of refuge on the edge of perception. The question of what is considered worthy of protection or disruptive runs through the project: Who defines order? What belongs in the “garden” and what is “weed”? The Rote Flora does not stand for a nostalgic utopia, but for the real debate about participation, visibility, and freedom. Especially at a time when democratic values are under pressure, such places remind us that an open society must also tolerate uncomfortable spaces.