a round image of a long horn beetle and a waterfall

Shelter is a digital embroidery. It is conceived as an immersive, self-contained world. Built from many individual photographs of woodland, flowers, insects, and flowing water, the work gathers these elements into a dense, protective landscape. Leaves overlap, roots entwine, and small creatures appear half-hidden, suggesting a living refuge shaped by interconnection and care. The circular form reinforces the idea of enclosure, as if the image itself is holding what it contains. Rather than portraying shelter as retreat or absence, the work presents it as presence — richness, attentiveness, and the quiet sustaining intelligence of the natural world.