ADAM
Like a modern chef, I
collected leaves and feathers for this work in my direct surroundings.
Adam is about the Father of heaven, energetic, heroic and strong. About
male wisdom. The pattern made with the model wax resembles lava streams out of a volcano, creating land and representing the stream of life.
Feathers
play an important part in various Indigenous cultures. They were used
for aesthetic reasons, but also for spiritual reasons or showing the
importance of their role or bravery within their community. Leaves are symbolic for growth, hope and resilience.
The feathers in Eve & Adam are in honour of Indigenous people like Yanomamo and Kayapo for their relentless effort to protect the Amazon. Feathers in honour of Maori in New Zealand, fighting 150 years for their Whanganui river to be protected by law to have the same rights as humans. In 2017, they succeeded, and their story is beautifully captured in the documentary. 'I am the river, the river is me'. Showing that when nature is not healthy, we as humans cannot be either. To take care of nature is to take care of ourselves, as we are part of nature. 'EVE' is part of a diptych and belongs to the work ‘ADAM’.
Energy, wisdom, force, and diversity, from both male and female sources, are equally important and needed for a balanced, better world.
