Orchid Sheltered in a Burrow, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 88 x 116 cm.
Illustration of an act of sheltering a flowering Phalaenopsis orchid, a species that in Romania can only survive as a houseplant, in a hole in the ground found in a field, which may have been dug by a small animal to build a burrow. It is an ambiguous gesture, and painting based on the photograph documenting the action aims to broaden these uncertain directions of interpretation. It can mean a mutation of adaptation, a shifting of basic needs between kingdoms, so that an animal's shelter is considered optimal for plants or humans. But it can also be a coalition of animals and plants retreating together away from human eyes and actions.
EXHIBITION HISTORY
2024 group show Egologia, (within Romanian Creative Week), curated by Marian Pălie, Turkish Bath, Iași, RO
Illustration of an act of sheltering a flowering Phalaenopsis orchid, a species that in Romania can only survive as a houseplant, in a hole in the ground found in a field, which may have been dug by a small animal to build a burrow. It is an ambiguous gesture, and painting based on the photograph documenting the action aims to broaden these uncertain directions of interpretation. It can mean a mutation of adaptation, a shifting of basic needs between kingdoms, so that an animal's shelter is considered optimal for plants or humans. But it can also be a coalition of animals and plants retreating together away from human eyes and actions.
EXHIBITION HISTORY
2024 group show Egologia, (within Romanian Creative Week), curated by Marian Pălie, Turkish Bath, Iași, RO
