ORSOLYA
PHOTOS OF A SECRET GARDEN
2014 - ongoing
The project “Searching for a secret garden” started in 2014 with photographs of plants taken behind a paper filter, called “Photos of a secret garden”, with the desire of speaking about the world of fauna by partially hiding it from the viewer, creating an atmosphere where plants become enigmatic figures, possible characters of imaginary worlds - an homage to an apparently static and silent form of life, often forgotten when speaking about all living things.
Instead of botanical observations, the author wishes to present plants as characters with humanlike intentions and will in their movement captured on the photographs.
By this metaphorical approach, theatrical setup, we wish to invite the public to rediscover the kingdom of plants, it’s beauty and richness.
“An invested and knowledgeable public is one equipped to drive environmental policy reform. A plant aware public will only be achieved through education at all levels”( The botanical education extinction and the fall of plant awareness in Ecology and Evolution, by Sebastian Stroud).
Technique: digital photography with paper filter
Instead of botanical observations, the author wishes to present plants as characters with humanlike intentions and will in their movement captured on the photographs.
By this metaphorical approach, theatrical setup, we wish to invite the public to rediscover the kingdom of plants, it’s beauty and richness.
“An invested and knowledgeable public is one equipped to drive environmental policy reform. A plant aware public will only be achieved through education at all levels”( The botanical education extinction and the fall of plant awareness in Ecology and Evolution, by Sebastian Stroud).
Technique: digital photography with paper filter