Captive
The inspiration of my work came from the problematic of destroying the nature in favor of infrastructure. How much concrete was poured over the plants ? How much of the nature was captivated by our civilization?
Often in cities , plans or trees are trapped by different types of built structures used in the scope of creating a more modern look. Such structures are damaging the nature, suffocating it and forcing it to grow while being held captive .
Nature against civilization
Nowadays, the cities are suffocated by buildings, cement and concrete. We like it when we walk through the sidewalk paved with no soil and mud, but we still complain that we have no air, that we do not breathe properly. We, humans, have suffocated the mother nature in concrete with our civilization and at what cost? At the cost of not dirtying our shoes, or moving comfortably in our car, or having spacious homes that we do not even use, gigantic office buildings where people are locked like they are in greenhouses, being forced to "grow ".
But where does this civilization go? Can we call it evolution when in our subconscious we know that we have destroyed most of the wonders that were simply offered to us?
Human beings are part of nature, we are living because of it, and yet, why do we choose to hurt it? . In science, human has often been a rational being, for example, Macroeconomics is based on the hypothesis that man is a rational being, who will make rational decisions in favor of his own interests. This approach has also given a philosophical trend (utilitarianism). Utilitarianism is a moral theory that allows an assessment of the actions of individuals, and has two essential dimensions: a criteria of good and evil.
And then, this makes us wonder where human reasoning is when, in an attempt to make a decision in favor of one's own interest, namely, a better, easier life, the result is in detriment of one's own interest.
The project “Nature against civilization“ comes from the fact that between human and nature is a continuous fight, human destroying the mother nature in order to build what in his vision represents a better life, and nature infiltrating into the human creation, trying to penetrate it , to make room to survive, and resume its place.
My research aims to draw attention to this phenomenon, by capturing those moments in which nature defeats civilization and frees itself.
Captive
The collection "Captive" is a part of the project called “Nature against civilization” which is based on the fact that between human and nature is a continuous fight, human destroying the mother nature in order to build what in his vision represents a better life, and nature infiltrating into the human creation, trying to penetrate it , to make room to survive, and resume its place.
The inspiration of my work came from the problematic of destroying the nature in favor of infrastructure. How much concrete was poured over the plants ? How much of the nature was captivated by our civilization?
Often in cities , plans or trees are trapped by different types of built structures used in the scope of creating a more modern look. Such structures are damaging the nature, suffocating it and forcing it to grow while being held captive .
To emphasize that the two worlds, nature and civilization, are opposed to a material view, I have chosen two types of materials:
- metal, the base material used in representing both the natural structure and the base or the support of the jewelry ,
- and glass, representing the world of civilization.