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Dehydrated

Dehydrated is a photographic project that exemplifies the contradiction of nature within urban environments. As a New York City native, I have always been drawn to the floral district. It wasn’t until I began photographing, that I noticed my desensitization to the treatment of these beautiful organisms.
Waiting on the pavement, exotic plants sit wrapped, taped and tied— ready for consumption. By commodifying nature, we become disconnected from its importance.
The contrasting red and green hues juxtaposed between organic and inorganic materials symbolize the contradictory quality of nature within industrial environments. Through the use of color, composition, and subject matter, I intend to skew our surface interpretation of the floral district and recontextualize it in its true light of consumerism. The twisted beauty of these


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Dehydrated

Dehydrated is a photographic project that exemplifies the contradiction of nature within urban environments. As a New York City native, I have always been drawn to the floral district. It wasn’t until I began photographing, that I noticed my desensitization to the treatment of these beautiful organisms.
Waiting on the pavement, exotic plants sit wrapped, taped and tied— ready for consumption. By commodifying nature, we become disconnected from its importance.
The contrasting red and green hues juxtaposed between organic and inorganic materials symbolize the contradictory quality of nature within industrial environments. Through the use of color, composition, and subject matter, I intend to skew our surface interpretation of the floral district and recontextualize it in its true light of consumerism. The twisted beauty of these

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