Dispersal
Series of photographic portraits exploring the form and function of seed dispersal. Individually, each work is a fine art portrait illustrating the architecture of a fruit (seed pod). Collectively, the series reveals the staggering diversity of textures, colors, and forms that species have evolved in pursuit of survival and reproduction. I have collected all specimens myself, either in the wild or at participating botanic gardens and arboreta. Selected exhibitions & commissions include the Royal Botanic Garden Kew, London; Arnold Arboretum at Harvard University; University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley; Los Angeles Natural History Museum. A text index of all species, listed alphabetically by scientific name, is here.
A full catalogue of specimens collected internationally.
Cupid’s dart (Catanache caerulea)
University of Calif, Berkeley Botanical Garden
I collected all specimens on site, in various season of 2013, 2014, 2015, and exhibited in a solo show, January 2017.
Golden rain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata)
Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University
I collected all specimens on site, primarily in autumn & winter of 2010, 2011, 2012, and exhibited in a solo show, October 2013.
Hawaiian prickly poppy (Argenome glauca)
Collected in Southern California, in the wild and in gardens, between 2009 and 2017.
Japanese fatsis (Fatsia japonica)
Collected in London, southern France, northern Iraq, and elsewhere, between 2009 and 2017.
Clematis sp.
Published
I’ve written about the Dispersal photographs for the following publications:
INKQ, a large-format quarterly newspaper about science & art, “Dispersal” // Issue 02 June 2018
Arnoldia: Magazine of the Arnold Arboretum at Harvard, “Dispersal” // Volume 71, no. 2. Autumn 2013
Harvard Magazine // Jan 2014 “The Sorcery of Seedpods” (interview & video)
Evolve, Journal of The Ecology Center, “Seed Pods as Shelter” // Issue 09 Spring 2014
HYMN: Fear, the Laboratory Arts Collective, "Death in the Garden" // Issue IV 2014
Print. The Dispersal series was first published as a series of blog articles in Print magazine, "Botany Blueprint" // 2011-2012
above: Harvard Magazine
above: Evolve, Journal of The Ecology Center.