Landscape Painting

Please note that the size may vary +/- 0.5 cm Canvas is not stretched and it is meant to be framed. Painting "Landscape" is part of a series Over-grow. An exhibition as a result of 4-week Art Residency in Xom Bac Cau in Vietnam I exhibited 7 landscape paintings. They represent the surroundings of Bac Cau residency. During my residency I organised one day trash-picking. Together with few other people we collected garbage just outside of the residency. Only in 2 hours we managed to find a huge amount of waste which you can see in pictures below. "I’m fascinated by nature in Vietnam. From the first day I arrived here. This kind of nature that grows no matter what, thick and bold. Layers of different plants growing on each other, living in symbiosis or in competition with each other. In and outside of the cities. Roots trying to find their way through the pavement. An abandoned motorcycle overgrown by a plant. I enjoyed seeing plant pots everywhere, with people lining them up outside their homes and shops. Sometimes I could see trees popping out of balconies that seem too small for them, defying proportions. Those vivid colours, various shapes and sizes were so majestic. I felt like in a huge botanical garden. Unfortunately, next to this green paradise there was something else that stroke me. Once noticed it kept appearing. It is trash that covers paths, laying on the side of the road. Pale of garbage on my way to the Art residency waiting to be burned leaving thick smell behind. I couldn’t help but wonder how the city, the suburbs would look like without this unnecessary addition. With my project “Over-Grow” I wanted in a direct manner show the problem of waste we humans leave behind us. Sometimes without even realizing it. I created a contrast with landscape paintings and big pale of trash. Both from the same area. I believe it is an interesting subject to deepen especially in our uncertain times of pollution, deforestation, climate change."