In my photographic work, I explore the delicate intersection of motion and stillness. Each photograph emerges from a carefully controlled studio environment, where I choreograph the natural forms of flowers in motion. Through precise lighting, I reveal the luminous textures of petals and stems, creating a juxtaposition of sharpness and softness that reflects the ephemeral beauty of these botanical beings.
My flowers in motion work is deeply influenced by the ideas of German Art Historian Aby Warburg(1866-1929), whose groundbreaking research on motion in visual art informs my creative process. Warburg was fascinated by the way gestures, movements, and bodily expressions in art convey not only physical dynamism but also the emotional intensity of human experience. His concept of the Pathosformel, or "pathos formula," highlights how certain visual motifs—particularly those involving motion—resurface across time to express the same raw emotions in different cultural contexts. In Warburg’s view, these gestures and movements are more than aesthetic choices; they are vehicles for communicating the profound and often contradictory forces of life. Just as Warburg traced the influence of classical forms through Renaissance paintings, I trace the fluid and emotive forms of flowers, attempting to capture their living energy as they drift through space. The motion of petals and stems echoes the gestures of human figures in Warburg’s studies: expressive, dynamic, and full of pathos. They carry with them an emotional charge, a sense of longing and impermanence that is heightened through the tension between motion and stillness in my photographs.