Infranatura
In 2022, I began photographing the Australian landscape through infrared light - a metaphor for my own shift from Spain to Australia and the strangeness of finding home in a new world.
Infrared photography was originally developed during WWII, when the US Army commissioned Kodak to create a film capable of detecting hidden rockets and camouflage in dense jungles. This technique captures a spectrum of light that is invisible to the human eye and conventional cameras.
In 2022, I decided to explore this normally unseen world and document the Australian landscape – particularly its flora – imagining what explorers like Joseph Banks must have experienced centuries ago, discovering the local nature for the first time.
This journey became not only a visual exploration of the natural world but also a way to express my own wonder with the new land I encountered a decade ago and have called home since. Documenting it with my infrared camera has made me more aware of the planet’s fragility, highlighting the presence or absence of chlorophyll in plants that are exposed to extreme heat.
Through Infranatura, I aim to uncover the invisible beauty hidden within Australia’s landscapes, exploring how light, colour, and perception shape our connection to nature in an age of environmental vulnerability.
