Collected from the edges of imagined ecosystems, these specimens inhabit the space between the biological and the fantastical. Part observation, part invention, they resist easy classification.
Specimens
Specimens is an archive of imagined lifeforms, hybrid organisms and ecological anomalies collected from the speculative worlds of Alien Landscapes. These works explore the intersection of natural history, fantasy, evolution and document species that exist somewhere between the familiar and the impossible.
Cabinet I
Petriscapes
2021
Petriscapes are imagined biological specimens drawn from the speculative ecology of Alien Landscapes. Inspired by specimen boxes and natural history collections from my zoology studies, these works catalogue an evolving archive of alien flora, fauna, and curious life forms, blurring the boundaries between scientific observation and fantasy.
candy cane bloom
specimen 001
proetea rani
specimen 002
silver coral
specimen 003
gynandromorph gray red
specimen 004
lobster reef
specimen 005
barley and silver fin
specimen 006
gynandromorph striped grey
specimen 007
zilveren tuberoos
specimen 008
cachou
specimen 009
psittacus erithacus
specimen 010
desert cardinal
specimen 011
striped lamina
specimen 012
pink coralline
specimen 013
northern flicker
specimen 014
dragon fruit
specimen 015
Cabinet II
Grayscapes
2018
Grayscapes document patterns of growth and adaptation within the Alien Landscapes ecosystem. Reduced to ink and tone, these monochromatic specimens invite close observation, revealing forms that hover between cellular structures, geological formations, and imagined lifeforms.
pink tempest
specimen 001
scalloped
specimen 002
flight
specimen 003
ataraxia
specimen 004
butterfly effect I
specimen 005
butterfly effect II
specimen 006
butterfly effect III
specimen 007
Cabinet III
Metamorphs
2026
Metamorphs are time based digital specimens that explore how the speculative ecologies of Alien Landscapes unfold through time. Composed from hand painted forms, these slow moving studies observe patterns of emergence, adaptation, and transformation beyond the still image.
Cabinet IV
Botanical Plates
Illustrated observations of imagined flora and evolving plant forms, recorded as though collected during expeditions through Alien Landscapes.
composite bloom
plate I
floris aberrans magenta
plate IV
floris aberrans pink
plate VII
bloomin blooms
plate II
floris aberrans purple
plate V
floris aberrans lilac
plate VIII
poppies study
plate III
floris aberrans purple
plate VI
floris aberrans red
plate IX
