The lack of relationship between humans and nature 2025
Vinyl glove, Hypnum cupressiforme, Thread @ Nordisk Kunstnarsenter Dale
I have often described my work as ‘focusing on the relationship between humans and nature.’
However, while staying in Norway, I met artists who work directly with nature through hunting, fishing, and harvesting, and I felt that I wanted to reconsider my previous statement.
I now believe that I can describe my work as focusing on ‘the lack of relationship between humans and nature.’
Vinyl gloves are a symbol of humanity. For me, who struggled with OCD/obsessive-compulsive disorder, they were an indispensable item at the time.
In this work, I explore the human attempt to control plants and the vitality of plants that spread despite this. I would like to add that this is only one aspect of the relationship between humans and plants.