Through the Looking Glass - Adam and Eve
Technique:
ETCHING / A la Poupee
Picture size
7⁷/₈ x 5³³/₆₄ in
20 x 14 cm
Paper size
11¹³/₁₆ x 8¹⁷/₆₄ in
30 x 21 cm
Year
2021
Edition
of 30
Description
In the center of the image Adam and Eve are standing holding
hands and looking at the horizon of an uninhabited planet through the porthole
window of their space capsule. This planet could be Mars or any other planet
or even Earth after a global catastrophic event. The hexagonal shape of the
window is a symbol of order and harmony, but can also be perceived as a symbol
of the units of the bee hive knowing that the concept of family is of a great
value for bees. The couple can see a small planet far away in the sky, which
could be just another planet or, if they traveled from Earth to a new planet,
can symbolize Earth as well. Human figures is surrounded by a cross section of
a tree - a symbol of relocation from the old to the new - as the tree was cut
down and transported to a new place. Rings of the tree symbolize time or
lifespan since with each new year a new ring is created on the tree trunk. In
addition, the cross section of the tree also mimics the solar system structure
where tree rings serve as orbits of the planets and little circles are the
planets or other space objects. By the feet of Adam and Eve there is a
spacesuit helmet - a symbol of space travel and conquering of space by humans,
and the sprout growing out of it symbolizes a new beginning or a new life - it
is a sprout of the tree from the seed that Adam and Eve brought with them on
their travel.
Through the Looking Glass - Adam and Eve
Technique:
ETCHING / A la Poupee
Picture size
7⁷/₈ x 5³³/₆₄ in
20 x 14 cm
Paper size
11¹³/₁₆ x 8¹⁷/₆₄ in
30 x 21 cm
Year
2021
Edition
of 30
Description
In the center of the image Adam and Eve are standing holding
hands and looking at the horizon of an uninhabited planet through the porthole
window of their space capsule. This planet could be Mars or any other planet
or even Earth after a global catastrophic event. The hexagonal shape of the
window is a symbol of order and harmony, but can also be perceived as a symbol
of the units of the bee hive knowing that the concept of family is of a great
value for bees. The couple can see a small planet far away in the sky, which
could be just another planet or, if they traveled from Earth to a new planet,
can symbolize Earth as well. Human figures is surrounded by a cross section of
a tree - a symbol of relocation from the old to the new - as the tree was cut
down and transported to a new place. Rings of the tree symbolize time or
lifespan since with each new year a new ring is created on the tree trunk. In
addition, the cross section of the tree also mimics the solar system structure
where tree rings serve as orbits of the planets and little circles are the
planets or other space objects. By the feet of Adam and Eve there is a
spacesuit helmet - a symbol of space travel and conquering of space by humans,
and the sprout growing out of it symbolizes a new beginning or a new life - it
is a sprout of the tree from the seed that Adam and Eve brought with them on
their travel.