Project by Hoemin Kim @min_kim49
This project challenges the notion of the Galápagos as a pristine environment by revealing the complex entanglements between ecological systems and human activity. Focusing on Santa Cruz Island, it maps how tourism infrastructure infiltrate the ecosystems. Three site-specific interventions respond to altitude-based ecological conditions. In the humid highlands, a fog-harvesting structure operates as a Scalesia nursery, supporting native species regeneration while addressing water scarcity. Along the arid coast, accumulated marine plastic is contained, becoming a substrate for plant growth and ecological succession. In Puerto Ayora’s urban kioskos, a suspended net system mediates interactions between humans and Darwin’s finches, reframing their cohabitation. Together, these interventions position architecture as a mediator that reorganizes entanglement by reframing existing relationships, repurposing conservation techniques, reimagining waste, and making human–nonhuman cohabitation visible, adjustable, and ultimately celebratory.
