About Mammoth

Mammoth examines our estranging relationship with nature. In a time when we’re more disconnected from our natural world than ever before, the popularity of nature documentaries has skyrocketed. From nature relaxation videos on Youtube to mega-production documentaries shown in cinemas worldwide, experiencing nature through a screen seems to currently be our preferred way.

Though convenient and informative, this secondhand experience shouldn’t replace experiencing nature firsthand. The benefits of spending time in nature are endless, both for our physical and mental health it is important that we maintain a healthy relationship with it.

Featuring photographs of endangered species, this series relates to our ecological concern; we can only hope that this project (along with the nature documentaries themselves) will not turn out to be a document of the past. But rather, that it serves as another reason why we must do our very best to preserve our planet’s wonderful biodiversity.

Mammoth showcases analogue photographs taken of nature documentaries and videos. Ironically, the photographs are, much like the documentaries, by default yet another step removed from the source itself, nature. Thus, emphasizing the alienated relationship we humans have with the natural world.