no. 1904, Y: 455200, X: 82080, Butterfly

“No. 1904, Y: 455200, X: 82080, Butterfly” Digitized scan of the original print, 2019.“No. 1904, Y: 455200, X: 82080, Butterfly – The Metamorphosis divided”, a hand-made graphic print, of an Abies alba ‘Brinar’ (a rare natural mutant of the European white fir from the family Abies alba Mill) tree stump is an artistic intervention that concerns the natural heritage. The tree was officially registered in the Register of Natural Heritage of Slovenia under-identification no. 1904, Rakitna – columnar fir. Coordinates Y: 455200, X: 82080. In 2016, after more than a century of healthy growth, the tree was brutally cut down by a vandal.

For an overview of the original work and the artistic intervention, see:

https://www.leajazbec.com/manualgraphicprint

The print I made resembles a butterfly and links back to two of my previous installation works. The first is “Butterfly, the laboratory of the present”, a light and video installation I made in 2010 as part of the series "Time, Eye, Body" (2010 -2016). The projected animation reflects on the attractive past, illuminated, light, opposing yet intimately linked to the darkness. Both Real and metaphorical of the indefinite future. The second work is “Foram” (2015), a light and glass installation, which reflects on evolution’s cycles.

“No. 1904, Y: 455200, X: 82080, Butterfly” and “No. 1904, Y: 455200, X: 82080, Butterfly – The Metamorphosis divided” are not only a documentation of a specific amount of time but also a record of man's behaviour towards nature. Symbolically, the butterfly life cycle represents metamorphosis. It relates to the present time and the human condition within it. Dividing the format of a work of art, the cross-section symbolizes disconnection, a problem, or a tendency to merge