Wood – Rustic Reverie

We roam through the woods, surrounded by nature.
A greeting from Mother, enveloped in warmth.

Close-up photograph of old railroad thresholds with tar oil, resembling a side profile of an old man in the wooden surface. Head image of Rustic Reverie.

OLD SOUL

Photographed 2021, Leipzig, Germany | Published 2021

It was one of those days when the heat felt like a burning blanket trying to set me alight.
The sun had been beating down at over 35°C for days.
On the old railroad sleepers in the small town of my childhood, the tar began to melt.

Time stood still, and I could feel something oozing from the timber as though it were alive.
Slowly, an obsidian-like lake formed, radiating silver, embracing grainy wood.
Flecks of mercury shimmered on the surface, catching the light like molten metal.

I felt a connection to something ancient, something so old that it seemed to have a soul of its own.
This form, this face, this depth—it drew me in.
I stopped.

The trains still pass twice an hour, and I find myself wondering if I will ever encounter something like this again.
A magical moment where time, weather, and place aligned to reveal an ancient soul.

Spiritus - Freedom and embrace of the wind, Leipzig, Germany, 2021 Titel: SPIRITUS

SPIRITUS

Photographed 2021, Leipzig, Germany | Published 2021

I flew away and sought out freedom.
Don’t you know that feeling of being detached from everything?

I revel in the wind.
The breeze embraces me, gently holding me in its power.
Where are we going—where are we going, together?

Interlayered Complex - Topography of the soul in wood grain and rhythmic imperfection, Mannheim, Germany, 2021

INTERLAYERED COMPLEX

Photographed 2021, Leipzig, Germany | Published 2021

The grain of the wood, a topography of the soul.
Intricate, captivating. A rhythmic movement in its imperfection.

What pulsates beneath the surface?
A thought, a life lived full of emotions.
A presence takes shape and yet is not free.

I connect.
I breathe this form.
It is part of me.
Layer by layer by layer,
I feel the depth, the stories, the memories.

Who am I?
Something confused.
Where is the beginning?
I cannot find it.
Where is the end?
I search and I reflect.

I hold on to it, hold on to my hope.
My hope of finding my new path.
My path into imperfection.

Segments Of Profundity - Grain unfolding like staircase into unknown realm, Fribourg, Switzerland, 2021

SEGMENTS OF PROFUNDITY

Photographed 2021, Leipzig, Germany | Published 2021

I take one step, then another, then another.
The grain unfolds like a staircase leading into the unknown, and I feel ancient.

How long have I been here, and how much further do I have to go?
I crumble. Worn and silvered.

The book is unfolding, and I fall deeper still.
I imagine an unknown, mysterious realm beneath and hope pulls me up yet again.




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