The Daydream (grounding) 06

watercolor on paper 

68,5 x47,5 cm
2022

The series of paintings inspired by the relationship between human and environment. The idea of the project assumes that man in prehistory (and indigenous cultures) had closer contact with the world around, based on a spiritual and bodily, fully sensual relationship with the environment. It probably influenced the creation of a close connection between the perception of human life and the rules prevailing in nature and in the cosmos (relation: microcosm and macrocosm).

The query assumes the analysis of selected human activities that are directly related to this concept, i.e. megalithic buildings, places of worship related to nature, astronomy and natural medicine.

The paintings are an open starting point for a reflection on the current condition of the human species - understood of the climate crisis. Starting from the considerations rooted in the observation of ancient times, I am interested in situations that fall outside rational Western categories.

Photos: Jadwiga Subczyńska