THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS NATURE

The work reflects on anthropocentric perceptions and fictions of nature in Western culture. Although we live in times where humans have altered Earth to a very large extent, we still tend to romanticize environments that are untouched by the human hand. Nature, to be true, must be raw and free from human presence.

The images I use for this installation are collected in natural reserve areas, next to a railway track, and alongside busy pedestrian walkways. Those images of organic structures are printed on textile fabrics to create sculptural and layered forms. The work is based on the medium of photography, but the fragmented and diffuse aesthetics of the textile installation defy the convenient legibility of nature photographs. Instead of representing a found natural landscape, the installation creates a fictional natural landscape where the borders between the „raw“ and the made become fluid. 

digital print on chiffon, digital print on satin. dimensions variable. 2022.