From the series “And the House Frowned”, Wallpaper is a site-specific installation composed of concrete and flowers. By embedding flowers in concrete, acts of killing, housing, and preserving unfold simultaneously. Flowers placed in concrete do not die immediately; their death is observable. Over time, they weaken, yet this form of “killing” preserves their color. On one hand, their life is taken away, on the other, they gain a form of immortality by being permanently housed.
Concrete allows the flowers to remain frozen in time, killing through housing, creating a silent environment in which the work exists. The processes of coming together and falling apart are central to this work, processes over which the artist has no control once the flowers are embedded and the concrete has hardened. It is in this phase that a dialogue emerges between concrete and flower.
The work is not only engaged in a process within itself, but also interacts directly with nature and the surrounding inhabitants once installed outdoors, resulting in constant change. To track this evolving process, photographic documentation becomes essential. The more they are embedded and settled into their environment, the more they integrate into it, becoming inseparable from the space they inhabit.