Second Nature Decay is part of a series of works based on the documentation of a group of individuals dreaming of a shared existence in nature, inspired by hunter-gatherer cultures. A contemporary documentation that highlights our tendency toward irrationality and our search for meaning in challenging times.

The challenge may not lie primarily in Western society’s lack of practical knowledge about nature or in the comforts we’re used to, but rather in individualism and a lack of willingness or ability to collaborate — as well as the reluctance to give up certain privileges, where nature often becomes secondary.

This is not primarily a work about the forest or the human relationship to nature, but rather an attempt to explore the widespread preoccupation and renewed interest in the West in cultivating a personal and individual connection to it.

Decay can be described as the preservation of unique outcomes created through accident, aging, or environmental impact — where the film is damaged or decayed. The visual elements and transformations arise in the interplay between documentation, animation, phonography, and 35 mm film. The fossil-based components of the original film material are revealed through a bokashi compost that fragmentarily breaks down the emulsion and randomly reduces the image information.