Expanding by Nature

In Expanding by Nature i explore the universal drive to grow and expand, a force that is present in nature, in humanity, and in global politics. Old globes, once tools for mapping and controlling the world, crack open to reveal moss and bonsai pushing through. Nature reclaims what we try to define.
The forms reference both penjing landscapes and the protein chains that shape life, suggesting that transformation is built into everything. The bonsai, normally constrained and pruned, breaks free here, challenging the idea that we can control growth at all.
These works resemble small, drifting ecosystems, fragile, changing, and resilient. In a time of geopolitical tension and climate urgency, Expanding by Nature is a reminder that even within fracture, life continues to push forward.