Amsterdam-based fine art photographer Henri Blommers experiments with a variety of analogue cameras and creative techniques: cooking film in plant material, spraying it with agricultural chemicals or soaking negatives in salt for weeks. Blommers’ images are socially and ecologically engaged, exploring pressing topics like plastic pollution, rising sea levels or species under threat. He is also interested in the effects of mass digitisation. Moreover, the artist is co-creator of Hello Gorgeous magazine, fighting stigma around HIV. The Garden of Henri project, in which light-dappled petals and leaves drift in and out of focus, emerged in 2020. “In March, the world went on lockdown for everyone. After my divorce, I had no home and was stuck in my garden. I started growing plants and vegetables from seeds. Although I had photographed flowers all my life, it only then dawned on me that I could make my garden the starting point of something new.” henriblommers.com | @henriblommers