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Habitat Antarctica?

The habitat of Antarctica is changing. Large amounts of freshwater flow into the salty ecosystem of the ocean. The penguin faces a significant and drastic change in its food supply. Here is a showcase of the habitat in change. This penguin seems lost. Does the habitat of Antarctica still exist? Climate change is not just an abstract idea but a true driver of considerable loss. We mark this loss now and shortly as a public risk.

Bibliography

Kruf, J. (2023) Habitat Antarctica? [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.

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King Penguin

This far descendant from the Jurassic, the King Penguin, has mastered the art of flying in the water. It is painted in its natural habitat, Antarctica. The colours and the streamlining are astonishing. My personal ode to this bird.

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Kruf, J. (2023) King Penguin [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.

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Boletus in Forest

I found this Boletus edulis (penny bun, cèpe de Bordeaux, porcino, panza, Steinpilz, Herrenpilz, eekhoorntjesbrood) in the forest near my home. What a beauty. I gave it my personal touch. The colours are expressing the essence of nature. I printed and framed it for my grandchildren’s room.

This mushroom lives in close harmony (symbiosis!) with the roots of trees. It gives nitrogen and other nutrients to the roots and gets fixed carbon in return. With this building material, it can expand its network.

Bibliography

Kruf, J. (2023) Boletus in Forest [fine art print]. Breda: Personal collection.

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Oak Autumn Leaf

This oak autumn leaf (Quercus robur L.) contains the wisdom of the logistics in the empire of the sun. It is the place in the forest ecosystem where, from photosynthesis, sugars (as essential building materials) are produced and transported downwards to the stem and roots. This autumn leaf highlights in colours the structure and importance of the network.

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Kruf, J. (2023) Oak Autumn Leaf [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.

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Mushroom in Forest

In the deep black forest, this mushroom (Coprinus comatus, shaggy ink cap, geschubde inktzwam) shows its fortitude in a pristine and unique colour palette. It is one of the icons of the immense trade system underground between trees and fungi, where sugars and minerals are negotiated and exchanged. This mushroom is a metaphor for exchange as at the market index.

Bibliography

Kruf, J. (2019) Mushroom in Forest [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.