I N S C T S is a long-term project exploring how insect farming unfolds within extractivism, waste ecologies, the climate crisis, and global structures of power. Documenting research institutions in Europe, large-scale facilities across Southeast Asia and rural communities in Latin America and Africa, the project addresses both the scientific foundations of insect farming and the social and environmental consequences of its implementation.

The project was also presented in Singapore at the most recent edition of a global biennial conference on insect farming.

Insect farming is an emerging agricultural practice in which organic residues are transformed into natural feed and biofertilizers. Developing at different scales, it contributes to circular and regenerative agricultural models, yet its implications shift across geographies. In tropical rural regions, insect farming can reconfigure reliance on external inputs, reshaping local food production systems.

Alongside documentary photography, the work incorporates still lifes, microscopic imagery, and recorded audio conversations, extending the inquiry beyond the frame. Through a visual approach that shifts between perspectives, from microscopic observation to industrial environments, the project traces how transformation becomes visible across contexts.

In the context of a growing population and climate change, pressure on land and water resources intensifies. At scale, insect farming can reduce deforestation, water use, soil degradation, and overfishing.

Through insect farming, what has been conventionally treated as discard becomes a resource, redefining the relation between waste, production and knowledge.

The photographs were taken between 2019 and 2026 across Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam), China, Europe, and in Colombia, Texas, Benin, and Uganda.

I N S C T S has been presented internationally, including at the Robert Capa Contemporary Photography Center (Budapest), Centro de Arte Naves de Gamazo (Spain), FOTODOK and the Noorderlicht Biennial (the Netherlands), and the Glass Box Gallery (Santa Barbara, USA). The project was also nominated for the Leica Oskar Barnack Award.