Back to the Roots – Selfportrait

Back to the Roots – Selfportrait

Award: Recognition Prize, Lower Austria Cultural Forum (Theme: “Access/Approaches”)

Description

Ouroboros—the serpent that devours itself until the end of time – is the emblem of our being.
Our lives, often marked by consumption, greed, and envy, are far more than that.
An awareness of our own transience becomes the soil for something greater: something primal that has always been and will remain when the last of us has turned to dust.

Personal Statement

Over a lifetime it’s easy to lose touch with nature and with oneself. In our culture, speed is a commandment: new, better, faster. We get entangled in norms and forget what truly matters. Broken and burned out, we often realise too late what is essential.

I myself experienced burnout and depression. The more time I spent with nature, the more easily I found my way back to my origin, my innermost self. This deep bond with the natural world grounded me, eased my fears, and revealed an inexhaustible source of inspiration.
The way back to myself also led me closer to others – and to the ever-beating heart of this world: a tightly woven bond that cannot be undone.

Medium: Digital Media, Photography, Fine Art