CONTINUOUS GARDENS
Zane Priede
The CONTINUOUS GARDENS project is a still life series that explores the potential of a fictional future for plant life, raising questions about how human intervention may impact their evolution. With a sense of nostalgia for extinct species, I delve into the idea of a lost world of plants in the past, imagining a world where – post-environmental crisis – flora and fauna adapt and evolve in unique ways through the remnants of human impact. The project strives to explore different possibilities of these evolutions, considering ‘what-if’ scenarios and creating an imaginary portal into the future. My ultimate goal is to initiate a conversation about the potential future of plant life and the impact of human activity on the natural world.
Zane Priede (b.1990) a self-taught still life photographer based in Riga, Latvia, has a background in design and a passion for photography. A graduate of Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands, Priede’s work creates imaginary and surreal scenes with everyday objects, infusing them with fantasy. Her deep fascination for architecture and design can be seen in her visual approach, which involves constructing scenes with small-scale objects. Her interest in science, biology, and psychology are also evident in her visual explorations, contributing a playful approach to storytelling, and discovering the fantastical in the mundane.