The Marl Caves
This series begins inside the marl caves of Maastricht — spaces shaped by the slow accumulation of prehistoric sea life. Using mushrooms collected in the caves to develop the negatives, the images carry a direct material connection to their place of origin.
The works behave like unearthed fragments: fractured surfaces, soft mineral textures, and layers that echo the caves’ own sediment. Rather than recording the site, the process allows the environment to imprint itself into the image, merging geological time with photographic time.
Each piece stands as a small excavation — an artefact that blurs the boundary between documentation and invention, and reflects my ongoing fascination with origins, deep time, and the architectures shaped by decay.
2024-2025
