by oscar jarsky BFA
Stone lithography, kozo collé on Hahnemuhle cotton rag
h: 56 w: 72 d: 1 (cms).
"Rerooted” was made at St. Michael’s Printshop in St. John's and is among my first works made after my BFA and leaving home in Nova Scotia for the first time. Since arriving in Newfoundland, drawing has become a way of grounding myself within an unfamiliar landscape, while the community of artists at St. Michael’s has offered a sense of welcome and belonging. Trees in Newfoundland are accosted by relentless coastal winds; only the most resilient grow taller than you or I. Seasons ago, an unusually tall tree fell along the shore of Quidi Vidi Lake. It did not die. Instead, it rerooted itself and continued its pursuit upward. I drew the tree while sitting in the straw during the first spring sun. Grass swelling over earth and wood speaks of the persistence of wind and water, of erosion and renewal. I find myself wondering whether the tree knows it has fallen — whether it senses a before and an after — and whether its neighbours sustained it when it could no longer sustain itself.
£200 (As exhibited.)
£200
(Unframed print.)
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