Open Gate to the Fossil Garden
2026multimedia sculptural installation
refurbished cabinet door, pencil drawing; plaster castings, variable sizes.
This work was possible thanks to Milieudefensie Jong, showcased in their curation for VrijPaleis, Amsterdam, NL.
Open Gate to the Fossil Garden transforms a discarded studio cabinet door into a speculative portal to a “fossil garden.” The outer surface shows sketchbook‑style pencil images of an untended garden behind a gate, while the interior becomes a miniature cabinet of curiosities, housing fictional flowers imagined for this garden.
Each specimen originates from research sketches, based on the memories of gardens from artists' childhood, carved in clay and cast in plaster as “techno‑fossils” that appear both newly discovered and extinct.
The original hinges remain functional, allowing the door to swing open and invite viewers to step into the imagined ecosystem.
By repurposing waste into a narrative device, the work critiques capitalist “use‑and‑discard” logic, visualises a post‑capitalist world where growth‑driven economies have halted, and encourages reflection on alternative relationships with nature and future biodiversity.
2026multimedia sculptural installation
refurbished cabinet door, pencil drawing; plaster castings, variable sizes.
This work was possible thanks to Milieudefensie Jong, showcased in their curation for VrijPaleis, Amsterdam, NL.
Open Gate to the Fossil Garden transforms a discarded studio cabinet door into a speculative portal to a “fossil garden.” The outer surface shows sketchbook‑style pencil images of an untended garden behind a gate, while the interior becomes a miniature cabinet of curiosities, housing fictional flowers imagined for this garden.
Each specimen originates from research sketches, based on the memories of gardens from artists' childhood, carved in clay and cast in plaster as “techno‑fossils” that appear both newly discovered and extinct.
The original hinges remain functional, allowing the door to swing open and invite viewers to step into the imagined ecosystem.
By repurposing waste into a narrative device, the work critiques capitalist “use‑and‑discard” logic, visualises a post‑capitalist world where growth‑driven economies have halted, and encourages reflection on alternative relationships with nature and future biodiversity.
