botanical imagery

His films obsessively incorporate natural landscapes and botanical elements as spiritual metaphors, particularly in 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' where forests and overgrown gardens symbolize psychological states.

She frequently explores botanical imagery as a meditation on time, decay, and memory, most notably in 'The Gleaners and I' and 'Vagabond' where plants and gardens anchor her poetic observations.

Her films, particularly 'Beau Travail' and 'Trouble Every Day,' employ lush botanical and tropical imagery to create sensory landscapes that express desire, colonialism, and the body in visceral ways.