Shenzhen bush

The tropical city of Shenzhen, China is in a constant battle between its growing urban nature and its original tropical nature, as the line between what is real and what is fake becomes blurred by the artificial look of the plants that take on a photoshopped quality.

Artist Charlie Koolhaas’ folded photographic sculptures are charged with a low-tech hyper-reality that puts the viewer directly into the places, corners, and streets of various global cities like Guangzhou, Dubai, and Rotterdam.