These mordançage photographs imagine a world after extinction, where nature’s remnants and human-made scars coexist in eerie stillness. The lifted emulsion and decayed textures echo the fragmentation of ecosystems overwhelmed by microplastic pollution. Pristine landscapes fade into distorted foregrounds, suggesting beauty’s survival amid collapse. This visual meditation reflects on what endures when life recedes—synthetic traces, ecological wounds, and unanswered questions. It is both a mourning and a warning: what will remain when we are gone?
about the artist
Haohui Liu is a visual artist with research-based work spanning bookmaking, photography, video, code, text, found images, and materials.
