{"data":[{"type":"text","data":{"text":"<p>There are few themes and philosophies that I try to explore and investigate: ephemerality, value and consumption.</p><p>Once the flowers fulfil our decorative or symbolic needs, they become an unwanted and discarded reminiscence of life. Treated and processed, through my materials they regain significance and become part of a work which reference to their very temporary nature. I use them as a medium to talk about consumption where I investigate the flower production landscape, (Flower Monster, 2014) and other times I use them as a material itself, (Waste Flower Textiles 2014-2015, Flora Collection 2015-2017).</p><p>In suspending floral and vegetal matter within resin, I allow the material to retain its authentic and genuine qualities. In the last couple of years I developed two materials, Flora Perma and Flora Temporaria. Flora Temporaria produces a surface in which the flowers are completely submerged in resin creating an intriguing depth. Objects made with Flora Temporaria become part of our lives, while contributing a subtle nature of their own. The main component is flowers, which once unwanted and discarded, now processed and treated - turn into almost life like tissue.</p><p>Flora Perma machines the surface length-wise, resulting in fascinating cross-sections of flowers. These unique and complex surfaces mesmerise, recalling 17th century Flemish still life paintings while the overall piece remains grounded in its form’s simplicity. In Flora Perma, the decoration is not interpreted but comes from nature itself. Here, flowers are “frozen in time” and machined in order to reveal the complex and intricate beauty found in the cross section of flowers, the curve of petals, and the structure of leaves. Contrasted with black resin they appear as veins or fossils creating an almost stone like quality. </p><p><br></p>","format":"html"}}]}