"99 Landscapes" is a handmade flagbook that can be displayed in several different ways. It contains 99 unique drawings of various African landscapes and trees. Through this work, I aim to depict the oppositions and connections between the natural landscape and the strict perfection and precision of geometry, symbolizing the human-made and artificial. In "99 Landscapes," the deconstruction of the landscape through repetitive circles illustrates the conflicts between the city and the surrounding natural world. The components of the urban landscape, being human-made and artificial, are symbolically depicted as strict shapes that alter and deform the natural environment, similar to how cities disrupt the continuity of the landscape. Therefore, the work represents an artificial environment as a geometric net projected on top of an unrefined natural setting. The use of blue and red is a conscious choice. Primary colors are closely related to geometry due to their purity and precision. When situated within the landscape, they once again reflect the opposition between the natural and the artificial.
This artwork was funded by the Royal Society of Sculptors and was part of a two-person exhibition with Manchester-based artist Leslie Thompson, in Dora House, London.
