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The day of the exhibition was met with the first snow of this season. I saw 3 seasons in 3 months. When I arrived in the September it was still sunny and green and +26C like in the middle of the summer. In October the true autumn bursted in with its colourful leaves. And in November on the day of my exhibition opening the winter said “Hi!”. It was full circle moment for me.
The time I spent in the woods with the foresters and the time I spend in Panevėžys medelynas-daigynas gave me the insides and experience of how life cycles happen in the forest. From the little seeds that dive and swim in the nutrient rich brews to become stronger and more fertile to the giant trees that fall down.
I captured it all in my photos : the bark beetles, the seedlings, the wood logs, the people that work there, the animals that live there and so much more.
Even though there is a root problem in the woods that’s destroying the trees, I also saw the beauty of resilience in this process. Forest rangers and nature coming together to help each other, working non stop to tackle pest infections and regrow the green plots of lands that I fell deeply in love in my stay in Lithuania. All the infected trees that were cut down were processed into usable wood materials. Another cycle in a life of nature.
The more I looked around the more of those symbiotic circles I saw. The same happened to me when it comes to the place I held my exhibition in. ‘Pragiedruliai’ was one of the first places that we visited with Artihost curators and my last stop where I presented my work.
And the people I met trough these months, all of those faces were standing in front of me. They came to witness and see, to see the begging and the end. To see the cycle. Even though the snow outside was making its presence I felt wrapped in warmth like on that first and hot day that I’ve arrived. I was happy with the result. I was happy of this cycle.
Project co-financed by Lithuanian council of Culture.
