She explores the interconnections between the cultural symbolism of plants, garden design and politics in order to learn culture through nature, based on series of case studies. By acknowledging the dignity of plants, her research aims to reframe our multilayered relationship with them, by reconsidering the subtle boundaries between natural and artificial, between the moral notions of good and bad, and the consideration for the individual and the ecosystem.
To communicate the complexity of the topic, she created a provisional series of gardens that manifest the vulnerable borderlines and hierarchy using various mixed media (installation, photograph, painting).
Minji Choi is a Korean artist, designer, and researcher, working from her studio in Eindhoven (The Netherlands) and Milan (Italy).