Water lilies, Okavango Delta, Botswana, 2015 - Limited Edition of 20 Print

A series of water lilies, diverse linocuts are a result of a mokoro trip through the Okavango Delta of Botswana in 2010. The traditional, wooden boat is used by the natives who stand and stalk through the water. People sitting in the mokoro are very close to the surface of the water. If you are not disturbed by animals, the boats float quietly through water lilies, reed, the water, and the heat. Maybe you are lucky and a little reed frog jumps into the boat, maybe on your toe, as happened to the artist twice. This artwork reflects the calm of a mokoro trip through the Okavango Delta in Botswana. Moreover, it reflects the plentifulness of nature, the rich wilderness of a national park of a poor developing country which is at risk. The reed with its reflections on the water seems to hang like a surreal curtain of roots over or under the water lilies. The reflections of the reed create this room between reality and illusion. The dimensions of the print are 14 x 18.8 x 0.1 cm on Japanese tissue paper of 16.5 x 22.6 x 01 cm. The artwork is signed and dated in pencil. Prints of this original are available in a limited edition of 20 only.