Mauricio Tolosa

"The master crabapple extended its invitation, drawing me into the vast Plantae Kingdom. This journey has unfolded as a cascade of surprises and discoveries. I surrender to the guidance of plants through practices of contemplation, inquiry, meditation, gardening, chi kung, aromas, vibrational essences, food, and other forms of nourishment.

I chronicle these experiences through writing and photography, striving to capture fleeting moments and subtle observations. At times, I pen brief reflections or share glimpses on social media—an effort to breathe the beauty of life into the binary pulse of the digital matrix. The resonances born from these co-creative encounters with plants ripple outward into books, photographs, videos, essences, laboratories, and workshops.

In what I call arborizing, I have rekindled my bonds with bios and other living beings, expanding my senses, my mind, and my consciousness—regenerating facets of my being long subdued or dormant, pruned by society’s shaping." MT.