Loose-leaf is a photographic publication that explores the relationship between art, ecology, and sustainability. The project originated from my collaboration with Jeroen Verschoor and was made during our artist residency at the Botanical Gardens of Utrecht University, made possible by the K.F. Hein Fonds.
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Coelogyne pulverula
During the residency, the publication developed from three different perspectives: observations in the botanical gardens, scientific research into plants, and artistic research into color, temporality, and photography. By weaving these perspectives together, a multifaceted visual language emerged, ranging from botanical photography to abstract color studies and photographic experiments.
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Coelogyne pulverula
The form of Loose-leaf is inextricably linked to the content. Driven by the desire to create a sustainable and accessible publication, the pages were not bound into a single fixed book but published individually as soon as they were ready. At the Botanical Gardens, we presented the loose pages in a specially designed display. Visitors could purchase a cover and assemble it themselves with a personal selection of pages. In this way, the publication remained constantly evolving and the boundary between process and end result blurred, while the visitor became not only a spectator but also a co-editor and curator of the work.
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Drosera binata
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Spores of Asplenium scolopendrium
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Selaginella willdenowii
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All Colours (Except Green and Brown) in the Gardens on the 9th of September
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Phyllostachyc spec. ‘Shanghai 3’
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Sixty-two Shades of Green Found in the Gardens on the 11th of October
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Stratiotes aloides
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Tropical Greenhouse at Full Moon #2
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Lythrum virgatum, Aster ericoides ‘Pink Star’, Calamagrostis brachytricha
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One Hundred and Sixty-four Seeds and Seedcases
Cover (with page 21 visible through gap)
Cover (with page 22 visible through gap)
Display stand