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One word which ties us all to our future is HOPE..
Imagine a future without flowers and trees..where greed has spawned barren lands and walls...
even such a thought is stifling.....isn't it?
But then....comes the harbinger of tomorrow...sprinkling the rain of faith
Now..
The barren grounds turn to luscious greens and blossoms in every hue sprout around HER
SHE brings the bees and the beauty..sprouting buds of hope and roots of prosperity.
SHE was there in every civilization
SHE is there right now.
SHE will be there tomorrow ...
Look around, SHE is nearby, tending to flowers...as the bees sing to HER
SHE is HOPE
SHE is THE ETERNAL NURTURER
The Eternal Nurturer was my submission towards the Spring Open Call 2023 at RUA RED. The theme being : ‘Displacement and Belonging - Home’.
The selected artists are exploring the idea of 'Home'; What is home? Where is home? Is this my home? Thematics emerge such as migration, dislocation, and relocation; from the most personal sense of being connected to a place, and to each other, to the wider context of the prevailing disconnection and uncertainties in society today.
To me any place can be home where there is HOPE. The Eternal Nurturer is HOPE, life springs around her.
The exhibition opens on Friday 24 February and runs until the 22 April 2023.
** I have made a small clip with the same narration around this painting - the link is here - https://youtu.be/zs5L5WYippg
