Project Orchid explores archival thinking through botanical imagery, collection and material experimentation. Using the orchid as both subject matter and archive, the project investigates ideas of classification, repetition and organisation through a process-led approach.

Working across clay, cyanotypes, scanning and painting, I experimented with how materials could transform, document and reinterpret botanical forms. Rather than prioritising fixed outcomes, the project focused on collecting, testing and prolonged material investigation, allowing process itself to become an important part of the work.

Influenced by botanical archives and systems of cataloguing, Project Orchid examines the relationship between natural forms, documentation and making, exploring how archives can function as active, evolving processes rather than static collections.