Florian Mehnert
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Bonsai Garden

Chinese ink, watercolor and graphite on China paper. The works translate the compressed forms of a bonsai garden in Hong Kong into long horizontal fields.

Florian Mehnert, work on China paper, header view

The series begins with the observation of a bonsai garden in Hong Kong: a cultivated miniature landscape set against the density of the city.

On the long China paper format, branches, stones, roots and planted forms become rhythmic structures of ink, watercolor and graphite.

MediumChinese ink, watercolor and graphite on China paper
Year2025
Format35 x 134 cm
Sourcebonsai garden, Hong Kong