Peng JiaHao - On ne voit jamais deux fois la même plante

After hosting him as an artist in residence in April at Villa Navarra in Le Muy, Galerie Enrico Navarra presents, from October 20th to December 11th at 75 Faubourg, the artist’s first Parisian solo exhibition, On ne voit jamais deux fois la même plante (You cannot see the same plant twice)

Echoing Heraclitus—that “You cannot step twice into the same river”—the exhibition You Cannot See the Same Plant Twice is shaped by the eternal movement of the world. Each encounter with the flora is unique, as fleeting as the moment itself. A leaf unfurls, a stem bends, light shifts from hour to hour: nothing we observe remains the same as it was before. The living, ever-changing plants whisper a lesson in presence: accept the current, merge with the flow of nature, and let go of the desire to hold onto what, by its very essence, passes.

As the Tao Te Ching teaches, true harmony comes from letting things be: force nothing, hold onto nothing, allow each being to flourish, unfold, and then rest in peace. Growth and decline belong to the same gesture. And in this ever-shifting world, between joy and sorrow, this exact moment—just this one—is the most beautiful of all.

Peng JiaHao is a Los Angeles-based botanical artist whose multidisciplinary practice bridges living sculpture, photography, and site-specific installation. Trained in fine art and photography, Peng investigates the intersections of ecology, temporality, and structural fragility. His works function as living ecosystems that map cycles of growth, decay, and quiet resilience. Entrusted to time as much as to the gaze, they transform spaces into sites of contemplation, sensory stillness, and profound ecological connection.