An urbanist by training, Kirsten’s prints and photographs explore the blurred lines between nature and the city. From verdantly blooming rivers in polluted urban China, to abandoned factories in central Georgia and dystopian visions of urban oases. The series includes photographs, montages and screen prints which question the dynamic between the natural and man made.

Having originally trained and worked as a photographer in San Francisco, Phil’s later role as a diplomat allowed him to visit some of the World’s more remote and less travelled locations. With his camera always close to hand, he has gathered a considerable body of work from his time overseas, much of which he presents for the first time here.