Winter door Eyvind Earle (1916-2000)
Winter by Eyvind Earle. This image is about parenthood in the winter forest. The old and wise are together with the young and eager to learn. There is so much communication between the two. They resemble, in a way, mother or father and child. The forest has so many lessons. Listen…
Aspen (Populus tremula L.) in the evening light.
Kruf, J. (2024) Aspen in light [fine art print]. Breda: private collection.
This oak (Quercus robur L.) is standing in the evening light.
Bibliography
Kruf, J. (2024) Oak in light [fine art print]. Breda: Private collection.
One of the core determinants in diagnosing an ecosystem is the interaction between components.
Understanding the exact interaction—or, in this case, a combination of interactions—is key to proper diagnosis.
This design tells the story of a tree and a liane. Who benefits from whom, when, and why? The tree and liane are real, as measured by Roelof Oldeman (1974a), but they are also metaphors for people or organisations.
I firmly believe in the plausibility of this substitution, primarily due to the universal nature of ecological interactions. These are governed by a set of fundamental patterns, a mere seven, which exist in nature. This universality extends to the public domain, which is intricately intertwined with nature.
It is part of transect by Oldeman (1974a): “La liane perchée sur le Terminalia amazonia à une hauteur d’environ 35 mètres appartient probablement à la famille des Polygonacées“. Curation and colour selection by Jack Kruf.
Bibliography
Oldeman, R.A.A. (1974a, 2nd ed.). L’architecture de la forêt guyanaise. Mémoires ORSTOM, 73.
