To see the botanical collage work of Dutch artist Anne ten Donkelaar is to marvel; to see her collages in person is to be transported to another world.
Photographs by Joris Louwes except where noted.
As if seeds were thrown into space and then grew…wild.”
Photo by Vladi Rapport
A three-dimensional work by Anne ten Donkelaar.
Note the pins elevating each image, root and stem. And to stand next to a collage as tall as I was?
Anne arranges each ‘plant’ prior to gluing each piece individually on mounting pins. As a child, Anne made flower ‘soups’, plucking blossoms to create small swirling tapestries of colour.
A custom-built plant press accommodates long stems.
The files at right hold cutout images arranged by colour.
In the studio of Anne ten Donkelaar in Utrecht. Anne began working in embroidery after finishing her studies in 3-D product design.
A mood board in Anne ten Donkelaar’s studio. Anne’s studio is not open to the public but her works are available by commission.
A piece from Anne ten Donkelaar’s photographic series ‘Underwater Ballet’.
Photograph by Vladi Rapport.