The secret life of a pea: Post apocalyptic regeneration
My work has roots in the 18th century, beginning from the origins of European experiments with porcelain. At the Victoria & Albert Museum, I found a small gourd-shaped spice dish. Made in 1730, the piece showed how European alchemists tried to find the formula to make the fine white porcelain from the East. Coincidently the gourd is a mascot of Dehua, suggesting a circularity in my practice. Working in Dehua was like returning home.
The Secret Life of a Pea: Post Apocalyptic Regeneration references the early microscopic photographs of the natural world by Karl Blossfeldt. This body of work came from my anxiety about the effects of climate change on our fragile planet.