{"id":3027,"date":"2026-08-15T19:10:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T19:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.echoartfoundation.com\/wind-dreams-and-bound-species-jennifer-latours-botanical-sculptures-step-into-the-wild\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T19:10:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T19:10:45","slug":"wind-dreams-and-bound-species-jennifer-latours-botanical-sculptures-step-into-the-wild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.echoartfoundation.com\/es\/wind-dreams-and-bound-species-jennifer-latours-botanical-sculptures-step-into-the-wild\/","title":{"rendered":"Wind, dreams, and “Bound Species”: Jennifer Latour\u0019s botanical sculptures step into the wild"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u001cThe wind is my nemesis!\u001d says Jennifer Latour<\/strong>, and that tracks when your studio is the open air. In her sculptural assemblages, single flowers or small clusters of blooms sprout from tree branches or thick stems, appearing like otherworldly forms standing in the landscape. A soft breeze can undo the Vancouver-based artist\u0019s ephemeral constructions before she has the chance to take the photograph that preserves them.<\/p>\n

Latour\u0019s ongoing project, Bound Species<\/strong>, began during lockdown, when she pieced together objects found around her home into unconventional, ikebana-style compositions. \u001cDuring this time, I started having a recurring dream of giant flowers growing around me with multiple species of other flowers growing off one stem. I draw a lot of inspiration from my dreams, and this was something I had to test out in real life,\u001d she tells us.<\/p>\n

From trial runs to on-location shoots<\/h2>\n

After a few trials, the process clicked. Latour began envisioning how different colors and shapes might puzzle together into a hybrid character and imagined photographing on location, placing the unorthodox arrangements in natural settings. When travel became possible, she brought the sculptures outdoors\u0014and met her airy adversary head-on. \u001cI quickly discovered how much more difficult this was,\u001d she says. \u001cIt takes so much more patience and time to make my sculptures out in the wild but all that much more satisfying when it works out!\u001d<\/p>\n

Today, she continues to venture outside, assembling each piece by hand and connecting stem to stem. She often sources materials from local garden centers, flower shops, and even the occasional grocery store, should the botanicals be locally grown.<\/p>\n

On the road and on view<\/h2>\n

With trips planned to Arizona<\/strong> and the U.K. seaside<\/strong> in the coming months, Latour is extending these experiments across new landscapes. \u001cI dream of taking the work all around the world to the most remote and unique locations,\u001d she adds. \u001cIt\u0019s a practice I see myself continuing to create and evolve until either my hands or my body stop working.\u001d<\/p>\n

Latour\u0019s images are currently on view in two group exhibitions: Where the Seasons Endure<\/strong> at Gallery COA<\/strong> in Montreal<\/strong> and The House and the Forest<\/strong> at Can Balaguer<\/strong> in Palma, Mallorca<\/strong>. She is also planning for a solo show in 2027<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Whether assembled in stillness or in spite of a stiff breeze, Latour\u0019s botanical hybrids hold fast long enough to be photographed\u0014ephemeral gestures made durable by the camera and a steady hand.<\/p>\n

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Vancouver-based artist Jennifer Latour pushes her ikebana-style, hand-built floral sculptures outdoors for her Bound Species series, battling wind to photograph the ephemeral works. Her images are currently in group exhibitions in Montreal and Palma, Mallorca, with trips to Arizona and the U.K. seaside ahead and a solo show planned for 2027.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3026,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-happening-now"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.echoartfoundation.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.echoartfoundation.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.echoartfoundation.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.echoartfoundation.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.echoartfoundation.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.echoartfoundation.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3027\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.echoartfoundation.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.echoartfoundation.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.echoartfoundation.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.echoartfoundation.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}