Botanica

2018 - ongoing

Botanica is a visual study of micro-ecosystems that are the backbone of our biosphere. The ecosystem, as we know it depends on these micro-ecosystems for its overall survival. Yet, often overlooked in a discourse on environmental crises and ecological subdivisions. This body of work creates a visual space for these quotidian but vital mini-ecologies to coexist before their imminent extinction.

The series began in 2018 at the Eden Project in Cornwall, home to the largest indoor rainforest in the world and plant species as diverse as the climates theysurvive in. Since then, branching out of Eden visual data has been collected from other botanical gardens, local ecological environments and my own collection of plants. The resulting work maps abstract representations of these mini-ecosystems that appear monumental in shape and form akin to their counter-species that typically tower over you.

Botanica is informed by experimental printing methods and alternative photographic processes using mixed recycled materials, found images and repetitive collage compositions.