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Gold 2026 Nature / Flowers

Flora Paradoxa

  • Photographer
    Xi Luo
  • Prize
    Gold in Nature / Flowers

Focusing on a large-sized chrysanthemum with tangled petals that twist like cascading hair, this series creates a dreamlike, tender aura. Through precise directional lighting and soft light-dark contrasts, the dense, overlapping curves of the petals are sculpted into fluid gradients. Grounded in this atmospheric setting, the composition utilizes pareidolia: through intentional combinations of the blooms, the visual arrangement subtly shapes the silhouettes of birds or insects, transforming literal floral studies into a quiet reflection on life’s forms.

I am a multidisciplinary artist exploring visual language through textiles, painting, floral design, and photography. Inspired by nature, western philosophy, and ancient Chinese poetry, I view art as a way to navigate life’s timeless paradoxes: memory and reality, softness and resilience, control and dissolution. Ultimately, my work aims to express universal human emotions. My creative process is informed by my time studying in the UK, where I built a photographic archive that continues to inspire my pieces. This background drives an experimental approach to my practice. For instance, I combi

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