In a world where the artificial is relentlessly displacing the natural, the garden becomes a liminal space. At the same time, it is a closed system with its own rules, particular landscape, and demiurge—the gardener. Plants, insects, animals, and even garden tools are all part of a unified whole, existing in a state of constant interaction.
My task as an artist is to observe and reflect on the possible future of this metaphorical ceramic garden. Is a symbiosis between the natural and the artificial possible? Is the unseen gardener a deity who creates order out of chaos, or a villain whose selfish intervention irreversibly alters the essential nature of things? Is there room for growth and development within a system governed by another’s will?

Ceramic, glaze 2024-2025