Zine | 08 GROWING MEMORIES BY JOHANNA TAGADA HOFFBECK

BY JOHANNA TAGADA HOFFBECK

Growing Memories, 2021

Oil on linen canvas

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Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck captures moments that could disappear in the blink of an eye, easily forgotten; everyday acts lost in the noise of ever-busy lives: a butterfly on your back, the curl of a cabbage leaf and hands pressed to the soil. These tender paintings celebrate slow living, capturing the joy and intimacy of these interactions with nature.

Hoffbeck’s paintings ask us to stop and pause, to ground ourselves in the garden and breathe deeply. Choosing oil on linen, a medium that can take months to dry, Hoffbeck’s paintings perhaps quite literally stretch time … pausing …

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"When I sit close to the soil, sow a seed or interact with a plant and all the life forms it supports and is supported by, I dream about tomorrow. Simultaneously I am rooted in the present and feel the past, and the universality of love and pain. My grandfather enjoyed practising permaculture, and introduced me to the thoughts, words and actions of the farmer and philosopher Masanobu Fukuoka, whose thinking – like Deep Ecology’s – gives me a space where I feel comfortable to grow and experience. My artistic practice is a garden, its soil fertile with memories and new encounters. I paint moments where I feel the borders of the self are no longer so sharp and defined." - Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck

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Growing Memories, 2021

Oil on linen canvas

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"When I sit close to the soil, sow a seed or interact with a plant and all the life forms it supports and is supported by, I dream about tomorrow. Simultaneously I am rooted in the present and feel the past, and the universality of love and pain. My grandfather enjoyed practising permaculture, and introduced me to the thoughts, words and actions of the farmer and philosopher Masanobu Fukuoka, whose thinking – like Deep Ecology’s – gives me a space where I feel comfortable to grow and experience. My artistic practice is a garden, its soil fertile with memories and new encounters. I paint moments where I feel the borders of the self are no longer so sharp and defined." - Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck

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Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck’s transdisciplinary practice is rooted in ecological awareness, engaging with painting, sculpture, photography, publishing, horticulture, and participatory projects. Her works express care and tenderness, reflecting on the fragility and beauty of life. Her works express care and tenderness, reflecting on the fragility and beauty of life. Johanna also founded the collaborative deep-ecology-informed initiative Poetic Pastel Press and The Gardening Drawing Club. She is the co-founder of the printed publication series Journal du Thé - Contemporary Tea Culture.

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BY JOHANNA TAGADA HOFFBECK

Growing Memories, 2021

Oil on linen canvas

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"When I sit close to the soil, sow a seed or interact with a plant and all the life forms it supports and is supported by, I dream about tomorrow. Simultaneously I am rooted in the present and feel the past, and the universality of love and pain. My grandfather enjoyed practising permaculture, and introduced me to the thoughts, words and actions of the farmer and philosopher Masanobu Fukuoka, whose thinking – like Deep Ecology’s – gives me a space where I feel comfortable to grow and experience. My artistic practice is a garden, its soil fertile with memories and new encounters. I paint moments where I feel the borders of the self are no longer so sharp and defined." - Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck

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Growing Memories, 2021

Oil on linen canvas

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"When I sit close to the soil, sow a seed or interact with a plant and all the life forms it supports and is supported by, I dream about tomorrow. Simultaneously I am rooted in the present and feel the past, and the universality of love and pain. My grandfather enjoyed practising permaculture, and introduced me to the thoughts, words and actions of the farmer and philosopher Masanobu Fukuoka, whose thinking – like Deep Ecology’s – gives me a space where I feel comfortable to grow and experience. My artistic practice is a garden, its soil fertile with memories and new encounters. I paint moments where I feel the borders of the self are no longer so sharp and defined." - Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck

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BY JOHANNA TAGADA HOFFBECK

Growing Memories, 2021

Oil on linen canvas

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"When I sit close to the soil, sow a seed or interact with a plant and all the life forms it supports and is supported by, I dream about tomorrow. Simultaneously I am rooted in the present and feel the past, and the universality of love and pain. My grandfather enjoyed practising permaculture, and introduced me to the thoughts, words and actions of the farmer and philosopher Masanobu Fukuoka, whose thinking – like Deep Ecology’s – gives me a space where I feel comfortable to grow and experience. My artistic practice is a garden, its soil fertile with memories and new encounters. I paint moments where I feel the borders of the self are no longer so sharp and defined." - Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck

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Growing Memories, 2021

Oil on linen canvas

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"When I sit close to the soil, sow a seed or interact with a plant and all the life forms it supports and is supported by, I dream about tomorrow. Simultaneously I am rooted in the present and feel the past, and the universality of love and pain. My grandfather enjoyed practising permaculture, and introduced me to the thoughts, words and actions of the farmer and philosopher Masanobu Fukuoka, whose thinking – like Deep Ecology’s – gives me a space where I feel comfortable to grow and experience. My artistic practice is a garden, its soil fertile with memories and new encounters. I paint moments where I feel the borders of the self are no longer so sharp and defined." - Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck

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BY JOHANNA TAGADA HOFFBECK

Growing Memories, 2021

Oil on linen canvas

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"When I sit close to the soil, sow a seed or interact with a plant and all the life forms it supports and is supported by, I dream about tomorrow. Simultaneously I am rooted in the present and feel the past, and the universality of love and pain. My grandfather enjoyed practising permaculture, and introduced me to the thoughts, words and actions of the farmer and philosopher Masanobu Fukuoka, whose thinking – like Deep Ecology’s – gives me a space where I feel comfortable to grow and experience. My artistic practice is a garden, its soil fertile with memories and new encounters. I paint moments where I feel the borders of the self are no longer so sharp and defined." - Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck

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Growing Memories, 2021

Oil on linen canvas

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"When I sit close to the soil, sow a seed or interact with a plant and all the life forms it supports and is supported by, I dream about tomorrow. Simultaneously I am rooted in the present and feel the past, and the universality of love and pain. My grandfather enjoyed practising permaculture, and introduced me to the thoughts, words and actions of the farmer and philosopher Masanobu Fukuoka, whose thinking – like Deep Ecology’s – gives me a space where I feel comfortable to grow and experience. My artistic practice is a garden, its soil fertile with memories and new encounters. I paint moments where I feel the borders of the self are no longer so sharp and defined." - Johanna Tagada Hoffbeck

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