Mod Thermal; Sink Or Shiver (detail), 2022. Charred pine, pigments, resin. 60 x 5.5 x 4”.
RESEARCH
My research spans artistic practice, environmental advocacy, and interdisciplinary collaboration, weaving together creative exploration and ecological engagement to address localized climate and community challenges. Across diverse projects, I explore themes of adaptation, climate grief, and resilience, seeking to illuminate the intricate relationships between human and non-human worlds while fostering actionable pathways toward ecological stewardship.ART PRACTICE
At the heart of my artistic practice lies an engagement with altered landscapes—charred remnants and regenerative growth. Through sculpture and mixed media, my work reflects on the temporal rhythms of ecological balance and the existential questions embedded in climate change. These projects offer a contemplative space for audiences to grapple with adaptation and resilience while engaging with the material and symbolic dimensions of environmental shifts. Grounded in the land itself, my practice aims to create visual narratives that resonate deeply and provoke meaningful dialogue.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH & COLLABORATION
Through collaborative work with initiatives like the Hummingbird Collective, I contribute to bridging art, science, and communication. As part of this interdisciplinary group, I help develop accessible, visually engaging resources to address critical environmental issues, including forest carbon misinformation and sustainable forest stewardship. By combining diverse expertise—ecologists, data scientists, designers, and communicators—our projects support informed decision-making while highlighting the essential role of intact forests in mitigating climate change. These efforts empower communities and policymakers with open-source tools for advocacy and ecological understanding.
BIOMASS
As editor and curator of BIOMASS, I delve into the lived realities of creative labor through exhibitions, interviews, and recordings. The periodical examines the interconnected cycles of material, energy, and community in artistic practice, spotlighting the ingenuity of artists working within personal, political, and economic constraints. By presenting sustainable approaches and alternative pathways to art-making, BIOMASS serves as both a resource and a reflection of how creative practices can inspire transformative change. Each volume reveals grounded, holistic examples of how artists navigate and respond to ecological and social upheaval, offering a lens into resilience and innovation in the creative process.EXPERIMENTAL STUDIO
Liljana Flora Fauna is an experimental studio and incubator for emergent ideas, critiques, and questions at the intersection of art, ecology, media and culture. The studio envisions worlds where creativity is used to deepen human-ecological engagement. By exploring art and media as a form of ecological inquiry, LFF creates a space for divergent growth, collective consciousness, and planetary health. The studio invites audiences to reimagine their roles within the ecosystems they inhabit—cultivating creative expressions (vidoes, essays, studies) that nurture both personal transformation and planetary well-being.