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In the Netherlands, where Scarlett Hooft Graafland grew up, every inch of land is either urbanized or cultivated; there is no "natural" landscape left. That may help explain her fascination with wild, unforgiving landscapes, where she travels to shoot her signature surreal photos that explore the fertile area where the manmade and the natural intersect.
From Bolivia's altiplanos to the Arctic tundra, Hooft Graafland intervenes in harsh environments to create strange, captivating images that marry photography with performance and installation. The works carry a subtle, underlying message about human impact on the natural world.
Asked about her attraction to desolate places, the artist told Don't Panic:
"I am mostly interested how local people survive who live in such harsh circumstances - the Inuit in the extreme cold, endless winters on the one hand, and also these Bolivians who live in the Altiplano in the highlands of Bolivia. On the borders of the salt desert, it seems almost impossible to be able to make a living. I like to experience nature as such a strong force. We humans might think we 'rule the world' but at the end of the day we are just a tiny fraction."
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