花艺师西蒙娜·古奇（Simone Gooch）和摄影师德里克·亨德森（Derek Henderson）共同合作了《罗莎》，其中的静物插花既阐述又颠覆了其中心主题的历史和美学。2018年，古奇和亨德森受Pleasure Garden杂志的约翰·特布斯（John Tebbs）委托，参观了位于新西兰旺格努伊的多代家族玫瑰农场——Matthews Nurseries Ltd.，该农场因其独特的玫瑰育种计划而闻名于世。古奇和亨德森被他们的经历深深吸引，于是在第二年自发地回到了这里，与马修斯家族合作，寻找、选择、修剪书中出现的大量独特的玫瑰品种。

《罗莎》安静而又壮观，诗意而又富有表现力，亨德森捕捉到了古奇高度雕塑化、非传统优雅的花卉特征，那种随意的温暖和形式主义的精确，已经成为他摄影生涯的定义。这些作品以同样的声音呼唤着古典和现代。本书包括对马修斯家族的采访和详细的花卉索引，为历史悠久的花之女王玫瑰提供了引人注目的新案例。

西蒙娜·古奇在悉尼工作十年后，于2005年创立了Fjura。2015年，她将业务迁至伦敦，凭借对花卉的热情，严格筛选高品质、季节性、本地生产的花卉，经过深思熟虑的装置和安排，为她的工作室赢得了国际声誉和客户。她的客户包括Aesop、Burberry、Cartier、Chanel、Gucci、Hermès、Loewe、Louis Vuitton、Prada、Sotheby's，还有各种印刷出版物、场景设计师和私人客户。

The still life floral arrangements that populate florist Simone Gooch and photographer Derek Henderson's collaborative project Rosa both expound and subvert the loaded historical and aesthetic potentials of its central subject matter. Having been commissioned by John Tebbs of Pleasure Garden magazine to visit Matthews Nurseries Ltd. – a multigenerational family rose farm in Whanganui, New Zealand, known throughout the world for its unique rose breeding program in 2018, Gooch and Henderson were so taken by their experience that they returned of their own accord the following year, working with the Matthews family to source, select and cut the plethora of unique rose varieties that appear in the book.

The results are quiet yet spectacular, poetic yet expressive, with Henderson capturing Gooch's highly sculptural, unconventionally elegant floral signature with the kind of casual warmth and formalist precision that have come to define his photographic career. These works call to the classical and the contemporary in equal voice. Rosa – which includes an extensive interview with the Matthews family and a detailed flower index – makes a compelling new case for the time-honoured queen of flowers.

Simone Gooch founded Fjura in Sydney, Australia, in 2005 after working in the floristry industry for a decade. In 2015, she relocated the business to London, where she has garnered an international reputation and clientele for her studio-based practice, drawing on her passion for high-quality, seasonal and locally produced flowers, and highly considered installations and arrangements. Her clients include Aesop, Burberry, Cartier, Chanel, Gucci, Hermès, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Prada and Sotheby's, alongside various print publications, set designers and private clients.