Anima Natura
Photographic Co-creation with the Plants
Anima Natura invites us to regenerate our bond with plants by slowing down the pace and immersing ourselves in their time, thus reconnecting with the Plant Kingdom.
This photographic work captures a slow and recurring journey, an attempt to "become a plant," as Bashō suggested, blurring the separation between the observer and the observed. To write a haiku about pines or bamboo, you must become a pine or a bamboo.
These photographs represent that immersion and bear witness to the crossing into the plant kingdom. They are not mere snapshots, but evidence of an encounter.
This co-creation matures through free exploration, much like the caapi vines that naturally extend between the trees in tune with their surroundings.
In this sharing, plants invite us to be part of their evolution. We glimpse their mysteries: we hybridize, merging human and plant qualities, blurring boundaries and becoming part plant, part human.
In a time of ecological and human crisis, I seek photography that distances itself from an anthropocentric perspective and embraces the interconnectedness of life. I look for images that foster reciprocity and respect for plants and other non-human beings.
Photography, when used as a way to explore reciprocity and respect, can help repair our relationship with nature.
Anima Natura offers a perspective that doesn't limit itself to looking at plants, but rather to seeing ourselves through them. It's a journey that blurs the separation between human beings and plants, revealing our reintegration into the fabric of life.
Phytokairia
When we are in the flow of plants, one of the most amazing experiences is what I have called "phytokairia": moments when the human world and the plant world merge perfectly, and the mystery is revealed through this connection. I hope my photographs become "phytokairia," acting as bridges to that mystery.
