Imprint Stones Former Mercury Mine
A collaboration with nature through the anthotype process. Using turmeric, ginger, and cinnamon, stones from a former mercury mine in Idrija became co-creators, shaping the final images and revealing the silent dialogue between artist and earth.
Een samenwerking met de natuur via het anthotype-proces. Met kurkuma, gember en kaneel werden stenen uit een voormalige kwikmijn in Idrija mede-makers van het werk
This work was created during an artist residency in Slovenia. Surrounded by traces of human labor and the slow return of nature, I worked using only the materials already there.
I gathered stones, pigments, and left-behind tools, letting their material histories guide me. Instead of bringing new equipment or industrial precision, I worked with limitation. With what the space itself offered.
This process led me to new insights and alternative ways of creating. It reminded me that you don’t need new tools to make something meaningful, that by working with what is already there, creation becomes a dialogue.
Dit werk is gevormd tijdens een artist-in-residence in Slovenië. Ik werkte met aanwezige materialen zoals stenen, pigmenten en achtergelaten gereedschap, en liet de ruimte zelf het proces sturen. Door te werken met beperking ontstond een dialoog met wat er al was.
Created during my residency with If Paradise Is Half As Nice (IPIHAN 15) in Idrija, Slovenia
A collective that transforms abandoned spaces into site specific works in dialogue with place.
2025