CAPTURES OF OUR HABITAT

August 2023

I have an unconditional love for this series of magical photographs that Nahikare and Agus have captured in our habitat. A real and intimate portrait of the space and people that surround me and have sustained this project for the last year. This territory full of shared popular knowledge has influenced every detail of the creation process. The sheep, the plants, the work in the orchard, my neighbors and other inhabitants of the village are implicit in the results of Materia Botanica project.⁣
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A side profile of an elderly man wearing a blue cap and a mustard yellow sweater outdoors, with a clear blue sky behind him on the left, and a close-up of a brown textured wool surface on the right.
A woman standing in a garden with yellow flowers, wearing a yellow sweater, skirt, and rubber boots; on the right, a top view of two ancient stone objects, one cylindrical and one round, set against a white background.
Bowl with pomegranate seeds and a whole pomegranate, with one opened pomegranate half on a white plate, and a separate empty bowl with smoothie residue and scattered pomegranate seeds.
Close-up of green lettuce leaves on the left side; a man wearing a white hat, glasses, light-colored shirt, and dark pants holding a towel over his shoulder and walking through a farm or garden with trees, plants, and a small structure in the background on the right side.
A person wearing an orange sweater holding a large, cream-colored, artistic loop-shaped sculpture against a blue sky on the left. On the right, three wooden spoons of different shapes and colors are arranged on a white background.
A split image with the left side showing a coastal landscape with rocky cliffs, green vegetation, and the ocean, and the right side featuring close-up knitted fabrics in orange and pink colors.
Left side shows a cluster of purple flowers against a blue sky. Right side shows a close-up of curly green vine tendrils casting shadows on a white background.
Side-by-side comparison of two objects: a silhouette of a tall structure, possibly a post or a pole, with a sunset or sunrise background and some plants in the foreground on the left, and a wooden stick wrapped in pink yarn on a white background on the right.


⁣Agustín & Nahikare @enanei

Made of water, fire, wool and plants.