Urban Sky, 2026
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Urban Sky is part of a larger body of work titled Replanted, in which I ask the question: What happens to a tree when it is transplanted from its original habitat?
Using the tree as a metaphor, this series explores themes of displacement, identity, and belonging. Nature—and the remarkable resilience of plants that survive and adapt in harsh environments—serves as my primary source of inspiration.
This conceptual installation brings together two layered photographs. One is a
monochromatic image of a concrete wall scattered with dried leaves; the other is
a vibrant, colorful image of a green tree set against a blue sky with clouds. The
juxtaposition of these opposing images creates a visual and conceptual dialogue
between the artificial and the natural, life and death, absence and presence.
The acrylic structure evokes both a planter and modern architecture. It functions
simultaneously as a container, a window, and a barrier. Rolled and confined
within this structure, the photograph becomes a sculptural body—compressed,
held, and shaped by its enclosure.
The resulting poetic tension reflects the ways urban environments fractures our
relationship with nature: limiting access to green and private spaces, confining
growth, and reducing our experience of the natural world to fragments—often no
more than a reflection of the sky caught in a window.
Urban Sky, 2026
Object / Installation
Acrylic box 35” x 14” x 14”
Fine Art Print on Baryta Archival Photo Paper
Solo Show
CONTACT PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2026
Akin Vitrine Gallery