Root Masses 2024
Collected & dried root masses with plant intact
I have always been intrigued by what lies under the surface, and further, what may be guiding growth that we cannot see or even sense at all. I began collecting these root masses before I had a studio, and before plans for this exhibition began to take form. I knew I loved looking closely, and I knew that when I photographed and shared them, others did too.
Part of my role as an artist is to share and to gather broadly while treading softly. This gathering of plants, pulled from their place or found already expired, speaks of a small portion of the mystery of nature’s magnificence, just touching the surface of what we perceive transpires out of our sight as well as our minds.
Photographs by artist & Toni Hafkenscheid
