Ascension: A Process of Liberation and Growth

A Process of Liberation and Growth captures the reflective transformation of emerging from darkness into light. The woman, rising from the remains of a dead tree trunk, embodies the endurance of the human spirit. She is breaking free from the past, shedding the weight and chains of what once confined her. Her outstretched hands reach upward, drawn to renewal, to possibility, to life beyond what was, to dance with life. The dead tree, though seemingly stripped from life, becomes a womb that births a woman into existence.

There’s a soul in every tree and a story waiting to be discovered.” Maria’s time is suspended when she connects with the trees. She eventually draws the narratives of emotions, attitudes, and anatomy of human bodies revealed within trunks of trees. Each unique piece is based on an actual tree observed by Maria. Every drawing becomes a dialogue between two worlds. The first is the inner human world with its thoughts and emotions. The second is the outer world, whether the human body, Nature, or the outer projections of the human mind onto it. Each story either blurs or clears the boundaries between them.

Production year: 2021.
Drawing with black ink and sepia pen on drawing pad, acid free, unframed.