About the artwork

Metamorphosis—Memories of Place—is a project that captures the ecological transformations of plants restrained by their land, constructing a flora unique to each site. Its core involves walking through groves and mountains, accumulating encounters with plants and people. Understanding the forest and plants through physically demanding labor is not through my mind, but through my body itself; these experiences are deeply etched into my memory.The soft feel of soil touching my feet, the coldness of water rolling over my fingers, the pure atmosphere. A strange time passes, as if listening to the confidences of trees and flowers. I navigate each day, sometimes feeling down, sometimes managing well, overcoming the various events and frictions that arise in this work impossible to accomplish alone. I think I am gradually learning, through the act of making things, that everything exists within relationships.