10/24

TOOLS OF REKINDLING

Redefining the act of harvesting as a form of activism for sustainable futures
CURATION
EXHIBITION DESIGN
08/24

UNDER SCORCHED EARTH

A research on Sicily's wild clay and territorial dynamics
PRODUCT
RESEARCH
05/24

LIMINAL LANDSCAPE

An investigation on Mexican wild clay, volcanic matter and sugarcane ash glazes
RESEARCH
SCULPTURE
INSTALLATION
04/24

PYRA

Dining table developed from volcanic stone and charred wood

PRODUCT 
02/24

TEFRA

Sculptural light and exploration of volcanic stone
PRODUCT 
LIGHT SCULPTURE
02/23

DAM VESSELS

Collection of water vessels designed with modular casting
 PRODUCT INSTALLATION
06/22

REQUIEM FOR A RIVER

DAE Degree project on the geopolitics of damming the Mekong River
INSTALLATION PERFORMANCE PRODUCT RESEARCH
12/20

SALINE ROOTS

An investigation on salinisation and mangrove deforestation in the Mekong Delta
INSTALLATION PRODUCT RESEARCH
02/21

SHIFTING SANDS

A participatory performance exploring the threats of sand mining in the Mekong Delta
PERFORMANCE RESEARCH SCULPTURE
06/21

TO MY SIGNIFICANT OTTER

A rewilding intiative on the conception of habitats for otters and multispecies
SPATIAL RESEARCH
03/21

AN ENDLESS RIDDLE

A short film and spatial reflection on the landscape of greenhouse horticulture
MOVING IMAGE
02/21

BLUE FELDTWARE

An experimental collection of stools from waste denim
INSTALLATION
02/18

TALES OF AN ESSENCE 

A participatory  installation and multi-sensory  experience on the herbal essence of St. John’s Wort
PERFORMANCE SCULPTURE RESEARCH
02/18

YOUNGER AMBER

Material explorations from pine resin and its luminous qualities
MATERIAL RESEARCH 
02/18

PEARLESCENT

Sculptural light installation
SCULPTURE 

SALINE ROOTS


CATEGORY: Installation, Product, Research
DATE: 12/2020
PHOTOGRAPHY: Jeroen Van De Gruiter︎︎︎

Saline Roots is a salt-filtering device that pays homage to native Vietnamese Mangrove trees (Rhizophora apiculata) and their most unique ability to tolerate and extract salt through their root system.

By using the process of distillation, this artificial copper tree seeks to translate the technological properties of mangroves and highlight their vital importance as a salt biofilter and as an ecosystem.
The proportion of salt contained within the flask reflects the amount found during peak salinity levels in the Mekong Delta in 2020 (5g/L).

While the dry season of 2020 has seen the most severe saltwater intrusion and drought conditions recorded in Vietnam in a century, significantly affecting the livelihoods, food security and water supply across 13 provinces in the Mekong River Delta region, mangrove forests and bioreserves continue to be at threat of deforestation by newly approved land reclamation tourism projects and governmental pressure on aquaculture expansion.