A gardener with many fields (2026)
Essay film, A Gardener with Many Fields (6:36), 2026. In this essay film, I cited the following works and materials, in the order of appearance: Georges Perec, “Notes on What I’m Looking For,” in Species of Spaces and Other Pieces, 2008. anna andrejew, Fallow Forms, Sansan Books, 2025. VTV Tuinderslust board, “Resultaat tuinschouw – …
Chinese vegetables vs. Dutch weeds (2023 – )
Chinese vegetables vs. Dutch weeds 2023 – ongoing Photography-based work Media: Nettle paper, photography series, and text Text: Failing to Grow Chinese Vegetables in Volkstuin Within two years of moving to Rotterdam, I decided to grow vegetables that are common in daily life in China. At first, I only had windowsills and a small west-facing …
Tuin is the message (2025)
Tuin is the message 2025 Artist’s book / sculptural photobook I developed Tuin is the message through NoR, a residency programme I co-organised with Tianyi Zheng at VTV Tuinderslust, bringing together four local and international artists. The book brings together my photographic documentation of the artists and their processes during the residency. I designed the …
Nature of Rotterdam (2023–2025)
Nature of Rotterdam 2023–2025 Photography series 120mm medium-format analogue photography Nature of Rotterdam explores life in the volkstuin, where cultivation, everyday routines, and forms of communal life take place within the industrial landscape of Rotterdam. The title refers to this particular tension: Rotterdam is a city shaped by industry, infrastructure, and the port, where …
(Un)favourable Conditions (2023)
(Un)favourable Conditions 2023 Photography-based installation Developed for Non-Native Native Fair at Framer Framed, Amsterdam. The work combines an analogue photography series with approximately 30 potted Fatsia japonica plants, grown from seeds collected from my garden. The plants and photographs bring together different forms of cultivation, movement, and adaptation, reflecting on what it means for a …