I'm a visual artist / photographer based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. I'm currently working on an artist book called Biophilia.

My upcoming book Biophilia is about our distorted relationship with nature. Connectedness with nature is a primal necessity of man. We have always tried to integrate nature-inspired elements in our immediate environment, but in recent years it seems like it has been becoming more of a hype. Besides the many plants in modern homes, offices and shopping centers, you are bound to find prints of plants on walls of restaurants, metro stations and in the dentist’s waiting room. There are fences made with ivy print and waste containers with colourful flowers on them. In almost every household you’ll find objects that are imitations of fruit, flowers or animals like a flamingo shaped lamp, a kitchen timer in the form of an egg or a flyswatter that looks like a sunflower.

Why do we like to be surrounded with objects that are green or colourful to give us an (apparent) nature experience? How do we unite with nature? And what does nature actually think of us? Are we the black sheep of the family? Or is she flattered we like to surround ourselves with plants and pets? Does she enjoy our company? What does she think of the representations we make of her? Moreover, what does our current connection to nature say about us “modern” human beings?

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