Secret Garden - Ascent

Nature is a sanctuary. Immersed in the natural world, we experience the unknowable. It reminds us we are part of something incomprehensibly larger than ourselves. Sometimes, we may even catch a glimpse of the essence of our existence.

For me, being in nature opens me up to the mysteries of life. Wandering thought-free, I become aware of the energy in the trees, the waters, even in the rocks. An energy in myself awakens as well, and unexplored parts of myself come to light. I find an opening to a hidden world, beyond the visible. A Secret Garden.

Reality has never felt like a fixed state to me. I grew up knowing that truth could be fluid, shifting depending on perception. Our minds shape the world around us, turning sensory input into meaning. My work explores this fluidity. It shows how reality is never just one thing, but a layered, shifting construct that reveals itself in different ways.

I am fascinated by scientific and philosophic ideas of consciousness, the fabric of the universe and metaphysics. But also by the stories that shape our understanding of the unknown, found in fantasy literature, mythology and spirituality.

In my work, these fascinations meet. I explore the soul both within and around myself, unveiling the mystique of nature. My images act as portals, inviting the viewer into a dimension where reality shifts - where transformation is constant and boundaries dissolve.

Secret Garden is a world unfolding across different realms, both familiar and otherworldly. The vast, breathing landscapes invite immersion; textured structures that seem to glow from the inside draw the eye into the hidden details of nature’s fabric; and cosmic matter holds hidden energies. These layers intertwine, forming a meditation on the seen and unseen, on the subtle forces present in nature.