THE PLANT REALM.
The plant realm embodies the quiet presence of growth and renewal, transforming light into life and grounding existence in cycles of nourishment and regeneration. As both wild and domesticated beings, plants have shaped human survival and culture, while at the same time providing the essential foundation for the animal world. By releasing oxygen and weaving the atmosphere, plants quite literally compose the breath of the Earth, co-creating climate, weather, and rhythm in resonance with the cosmos itself. They extend beyond biology: in indigenous cultures they are entwined with spiritual healing; in Western and Eastern medicine they endure as vital agents of cure and care. My artistic focus approaches plants through their shape, gesture, and function within the geo- and biosystem, and through the spirits that cultures have ascribed to them. I attempt to read these presences and to translate them into my artistic work.