GAIA IS HERE TO STAY
My work explores the connection between time, landscape, and our presence as humans.
In the project Gaia is here to stay, I do not place humans in the center, but rather depict us as a temporary phenomenon in a world that continues, with or without us. By weaving images of a human figure with natural processes that never cease—flowing water, layered rock formations, the movement of the wind—a reflection emerges on what remains and what fades.
These images speak not only of nature’s cycles but also of our own fleeting presence within a much larger story. What can we learn from nature about time, change, and our place within it? How do we relate to this constant motion?
The choice for black-and-white photography and the combination of digital and analog techniques reinforces the timeless nature of my work. They emphasize that everything moves in cycles, an ongoing flow that is not bound by human existence.
In the artistbook, the contours of humanity begin to blur. We disappear—just as we will eventually vanish from the history of this planet. The Earth remains. We are merely passersby, a temporary part of a much greater story.
The story comes together in a handcrafted artist book. Only two copies exist. Selected prints from the project are available in limited editions.
Technical information artistbook
36 x 28 cm, Handbound, finished with leather
68 pages, 48 photographs
Inkjet archival prints on Awagami Bamboo paper 250 gsm, Japanese handmade Gampi 21 gsm, Hahnemühle Rice paper 100 gsm, Handmade color paper 200 gsm.
Edition of 1 (+ 1 A.P.)
price 1000,- euro
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