Price: €493
Hot wax silk painting, sublimation on satin
Traditional Estonian beliefs valued nature and drew strength from it. Science has also revealed remarkable interconnections and dependencies within natural systems. In nature, communicative networks link fungi with trees and other plants, mediating nutrients and information—living in symbiosis, growing together.
Human attention can be understood as a form of energy that influences whatever it is directed toward, whether a person or a situation. Being seen can strengthen the immune system and help in coping with stress, yet it is not always comfortable. Many people tell themselves and others stories that present them as better, more beautiful or more successful than they truly are. It can be frightening when this protective layer begins to crack.
If one day the mask is left in the cupboard—allowing space for weakness and vulnerability—it may become possible to be oneself. In this way both plants and people grow strong and proud.
