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10月14日,在《山川的诗》开幕仪式后,李一凡带观众一起参观标本作品并讲解背后的故事.jpg 微信图片_20231019184806.jpg 一幅中华桫椤的标本.jpg 一组采集自云南文山康家塘的林下生境的植物表标本.jpg
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  • At his exhibition in Beijing, Li Yifan tells visitors the stories behind his works
  • Plant specimens on display
  • A specimen of the Alsophila costularis, a rare species of tree fern native to Yunnan Province in southwest China
  • A collection of understory plant specimens found in Yunnan's Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
  • 10月14日,在《山川的诗》开幕仪式后,李一凡带观众一起参观标本作品并讲解背后的故事.jpg
  • 微信图片_20231019184806.jpg
  • 一幅中华桫椤的标本.jpg
  • 一组采集自云南文山康家塘的林下生境的植物表标本.jpg

Twenty-nine-year-old Li Yifan on October 14 opened his plant specimen exhibition in Beijing. Li lives in his home province of Yunnan, southwest China, where he grew up as an animal and plant lover. At the age of 17, he was given a private garden with more than 400 plants.

His enthusiasm for plants led him to study at Southwest Forestry University, where he majored in plant taxonomy. As a student, he became a frequent visitor to forests in Yunnan and learned how to hand-draw plants as well as create plant specimens. Plant specimens can be kept alive, but are more commonly dried and pressed to preserve their quality.

Following graduation, Li opened his own studio and dedicated himself to plant-related activities, including

gardening and collecting plants in the mountains to make specimens. He began by framing the specimens and giving them to friends. As time went by, his botanical artworks attracted more attention on social media.

It was then that Li decided to start selling these creations.

In addition to the more common and regular pieces, he also makes custom pieces for clients. The creator often spends weeks, or even months, collecting plants and then designing and making specimens.

With his exhibition, which runs until the end of October, Li hopes to give city dwellers a true sense of Mother Nature's beauty.

(Text and photos by Wei Yao)

Copyedited by Elsbeth van Paridon 

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