Baumschule (2009-2011) / Almost Nature (2012)

In BAUMSCHULE Gerco de Ruijter plays with the sharply defined agricultural landscapes of tree farms. Small deviations stand out in the rigid rhythms of the rows of trees – and it is precisely these deviations which assure that we are again aware of nature. ALMOST NATURE was done in an evergreen nursery in Boskoop, South Holland. Each plant there is a clone, so that each colour represents a different original source. They are, De Ruijter observes, the equivalent of the photographic pixel.