THE MEMORY OF WATERS

The Memory of the Waters

The artwork of the week is The Memory of Waters (mixed media engraving on handmade paper, 39 x 55 cm) by Atena-Elena Simionescu. When we look at her work, we enter a world where nature, fish and animals thrive. Her aesthetically pleasing engravings explore the concept of memory through botanicals elements and expressive feminine silhouettes. Building on works of botanical artists before her like naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) or Elisabeth Blackwell (1707-1758).