Fruitful Endeavour

The world is under attack, yet work persists. From a sky thick with ash and cosmic dust, flaming comets descend, threatening the earth below. Small tectonic plates buckle and heave, volcanoes spew smoke, and root-like figures struggle to survive amid the turmoil.

Yet above this calamity, life not only persists, it thrives. Impossible abundance spills forth: peaches, grapes, and plums cascade across the landscape, a vivid testament to reward born from relentless effort. The fruit is proof that fruitful endeavour can flourish even when the ground beneath is unstable.

Above, colorful butterflies drift through the scene, symbols of transformation and lightness, unburdened by the destruction around them. Below, ancient wisdom observes: parental figures lift binoculars, eyes wide with urgent attention, while a lion roars into the wilderness, acknowledging the raw struggle that underpins every act of creation.

The work captures a contradiction: danger is immediate and real, visible in burning comets and the roaring beast. Yet so too is abundance, evident in the overflowing harvest. The task is not to halt disaster, but to act with presence and courage, to reap reward while maintaining the perspective needed to recognize growth, hope, and possibility, even as the world burns.

ARTWORK DETAILS

ARTIST

Jela Prančić

MEDIUM

Collage

DATE

1 December 2024

ORIGINAL DIMENSIONS

33cm x 33cm

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