Lacunae

2026

Lacunae (Revisited: Simon van der Stel’s Journey to Namaqualand in 1685)

Drawings ascribed to Heinrich Claudius with copyright usage under the terms of a CC-BY 4.0 licence granted by The Board of Trinity College.

2026, Ten photographic prints/glass/archival board
Size of individual work: 340mm x 225mm x 30mm

Lacunae is an ecological backtrip which alludes to the erasure of a botanical journey to Namaqualand, its ecology and endangered flora. It addresses the wider dynamics of nature and human relationships in the Anthropocene, while highlighting plants as a growing focus of critical inquiry and artistic practice.