Vivarium

The photographs in this book span a significant period, with a 20-year interval between them. Together, they form a dialogue between photography and my artistic practice while examining the evolving relationship between humanity and nature.

My practice is grounded in a long-standing exploration of the evolving relationship between humanity and nature, particularly as shaped by the Anthropocene. Over the past two decades, photography has served as both a tool and a companion in this journey—reflecting not only ecological changes, but also shifts in the meaning and potential of the photographic image itself.

This body of work spans twenty years and forms a dialogue between my early encounters with landscape and nature photography and my current investigations into hybrid environments and generative image-making. The images presented here trace the progression of my inquiry: how can nature be represented within a cultural context that is increasingly defined by fragmentation, artificiality, and technological mediation?

My interest in giant ferns—among the oldest living plant species, dating back over 330 million years—serves as a way to access deep time, anchoring the present in a continuous yet endangered natural history. The accompanying works incorporate real botanical fragments fossilized into metallic structures, evoking a tension between organic life and industrial materiality.

In more recent series, I explore hybrid botanical forms and emerging fern sprouts—symbols of both regeneration and mutation. These compositions combine traces of natural and artificial worlds, reflecting a contemporary experience of nature that is inseparable from human presence and intervention.

From traditional photographic documentation to conceptually driven, generative approaches, my work seeks to reimagine the landscape as a site of convergence—where memory, loss, and speculative futures intersect. This ongoing practice carries the imprint of the past while confronting the uncertainties of what lies ahead, shaped increasingly by artificial intelligence and other transformative technologies.

Book Format:

Cover: Hardcover, Black Velvet cover with a photo on top, debossed title, author’s name and “phmuseum”;

Body

Paper: Munken 150g;

Size: closed format 160mm x 255 mm,

Open format 320mm x 255mm;  

Stitched and glued binding

Number of pages: 128