Different forms of life stretch in all directions. Life reaches the mosquitoes buzzing above the treetops, and beyond, to the pollen drifting at the edge of outer space. Beneath the tardigrades burrowing through humus, the sphere of life plunges deep into the rock, to a place, where bacteria and archaea thrive in eternal darkness. Everything is connected to and dependent on each other. Extinct species are present, too. Their genomes lie dormant within the weave of life, poised to adapt as conditions evolve. The blood of dinosaurs flows in the veins of finches.

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My work explores themes of erosion, evolution and encounters between the human and the non-human. Through photography, I engage with broader concerns about climate change and the loss of biodiversity using my practice as a space to reflect on the fragility and interconnection of life.

Nature, as an entity in itself, lies in the blind spot of our culture. We tend to treat the non-human either as an endless resource or as an enemy to conquer. This unsustainable relationship has plunged the living world into a state of disruptive flux—one that calls for new perspectives and modes of understanding.

I trust in the evidential strength of black-and-white film. It serves as both a trace and a document of an encounter with nature—an imprint left by a moment shared between the human and the non-human. My photographs reveal their subjects only partially, allowing them to retain their own secrets—and, in doing so, their dignity.