Abstract Habitat: The Price of Normality

Oil on canvas (100 cm x 120 cm)

The Staging of a Paradox:

In this large-format work, a monumental contradiction unfolds between the yearning for harmonious coexistence and the reality of ruthless exploitation. The composition depicts the endangered Borneo rainforest within an abstracted, green-yellow grid world, contrasting it with the human life cycle:

The Divergence of Groups:

The Lovers (bottom left):

Symbol of a pure beginning, the naturalness of affection, and the promise of a life together.

The Family (top right):

A picture of care, where new life is born into an already organized, artificial structure.

The Businessman (bottom right):

Representative of economic logic, managing progress, yet often losing connection to its origins.

The Suppressed Sacredness

Centrally in the image, an orangutan is enthroned, its head surrounded by a subtle halo – a sign of the inviolable dignity of creation. However, this sacred aspect is consistently overlooked in the busy everyday lives of the figure groups.

Exploitation vs. Life:

The palm tree (top left) and the palm oil fruit (top right) frame a silent tragedy. They symbolize a production that destroys the animal's habitat to nourish the "normality" of humans in the foreground.

The Artificial Matrix:

The overarching grid reveals the painful chasm between organic naturalness and the rigid artificiality of a world that only perceives nature as a resource.