Azalea blossoms were collected for multiple days, as their vase life is about a day. These flowers are a composite of multiple individuals to bring forth the essence of the azalea rather than a literal transcription of any one flower. The central placement of the vase of flowers is to fix the eye to the center to be a point of meditation. The spirit and aura of the azalea is the center of this piece.
The title “Memoria Aeterna” translates from Latin as “Eternal Memory”. The dichotomy of the fleeting nature of the cut azalea blossoms and the “immortalization” of them in paint creates a sort of tension. Immortalization is in quotes, because in the grand scheme of time, all things change, decay, die, and are reborn anew no matter the material it is composed of. The difference in the scale of time things exist is where the core is.
Reflect on the fleeting nature of life, and that the only unchanging truth is that everything is always changing.
Azalea blossoms were collected for multiple days, as their vase life is about a day. These flowers are a composite of multiple individuals to bring forth the essence of the azalea rather than a literal transcription of any one flower. The central placement of the vase of flowers is to fix the eye to the center to be a point of meditation. The spirit and aura of the azalea is the center of this piece.
The title “Memoria Aeterna” translates from Latin as “Eternal Memory”. The dichotomy of the fleeting nature of the cut azalea blossoms and the “immortalization” of them in paint creates a sort of tension. Immortalization is in quotes, because in the grand scheme of time, all things change, decay, die, and are reborn anew no matter the material it is composed of. The difference in the scale of time things exist is where the core is.
Reflect on the fleeting nature of life, and that the only unchanging truth is that everything is always changing.