This is a work about being in a couple, secret witnessing, and the mystery of life. It is painted based on a poetic situation in which two roach fish (Rutilus rutilus) briefly appear in a forest stream. A human couple, arriving at a hidden spot, becomes a witness to an unexpected event – the spawning of the fish. This seemingly ordinary, almost imperceptible event becomes a symbolic act of continuing life, interwoven with the couple’s presence and relationship.
The motif of twos repeats like a cyclical harmony between nature and the human connection: two fish, two trees, the second day of the week, the second hour, two people. The piece speaks of mystery, of the importance of a moment, and at the same time – of enduring presence, whose trace remains even when everything seems to be over.
at 2 kilometres away
from the main trail
a private estate plate
banned to go further after all
the water of the forest is calling
in the cutting the river is sloshing
bushes grassland we are finally
here found those two trees
and who knows why in their
shadow there are two tiny roach
the second Tuesday more or less at 2
with their thrust snouts for some time
maybe they are smelling something
later quickly dive in as if have agreed
or feel frightened we come closer
to the bank to see some tiny spawn
56,5x90x5 cm
acrylic, graphite, markers, lacquer on canvas