This planet we live on is an incredible example of a delicate balancing.  I’m always amazed to read stories about the ripple effect one tiny plant or micro organism may have on an entire eco-culture.  Often it is man whose hand begins the tidal wave.  In her work, New Orleans artist Hannah Chalew explores the tenuous relationship between nature and the built environment.

 

Much like the work of Jess Riva Cooper, Chalew examines the idea of the built environment being overtaken and pushed back to the earth.  So often it is man and his development that does the encroaching, providing an interesting juxtaposition when plant life is given the opportunity to reclaim what was.

To see more of Hannah Chalew‘s work, please visit her website.

All images are via the artist’s website.