"Rose bush", 2023
Ielizaveta Portnova
"The destruction of the figurative form illustrates the adaptation to a new reality, the search for harmony in a "broken" state. The hedge rose [Шипши́на звичайна] is a Ukrainian plant which takes the form of 'a bush with red flowers and berries. Thorns appear on the stems to protect the growing shrub. The sculpture can stand on its spines, as shown in one of the photos. Positioned like this, it embodies distrust of unstable ground. In the strangeness of this sculpture lies the tragedy of its history: its points look more like an accessory although they were designed as weapons. But who will be stopped by these thorns?"
Hedge rose
HLP: 20*43*21 cm
Ceramic, chamotte, modeling, glazes, slips, firing in an electric kiln at 1260 degrees.