In some vineyard on a hillside, there is a vine that recalls the early years of a person’s life. In a country house, there is a passionflower that still bears witness to the life of another. In every place we have visited, we have gathered memories to preserve in a photo album, but we, too, are remembered in turn. In one way or another, we leave a mark on the landscape around us, the stage for our actions.

In a herbarium of memories, botanical and photographic elements come together, both magical witnesses to life capable of making the substance of the mind physical, visible, fragrant, and tactile. The Essential herbarium for the understanding of two lives is, in essence, an album of memories, but created using the methodology that best suits us: a blend of techniques, continuous experimentation, and improvisation. An album made possible by two fundamental aspects of our lives: the reassuring constancy of the plant world and the surprising unpredictability of analog photography.