Umwelt

I’m fascinated by the ever-evolving relationship between humans and nature. For most of our history, what we couldn’t explain, we worshipped. Storms, droughts, floods—these weren’t natural phenomena, they were divine punishment. We mythologized the unknown, elevating it to the realm of gods. But even now, with all our science and data, we still don’t live in harmony with the natural world. Instead of reverence, we now approach nature with entitlement, as something to own, extract from, and control.

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At no point in history have we truly had a balanced, trusting relationship with nature—and this search for balance and harmony is what inspires my work. I’m drawn to the way we project ourselves onto the natural world, the cosmologies we build, the myths and stories we tell to make sense of our place within it. I explore how those stories shift over time, how they reflect both our awe and our blindness—and how, through them, we might glimpse a different kind of future.