Description
Rosa Mar TATO ORTEGA
Victoria
Essence
2024
bronze, silk thread
10 x 10cm
The ‘mother’ cone, cast in bronze, stands as a profound relic of natural memory. As the generative core of the tree that once stood proudly on the foreshore, it symbolises both loss and potential — a vessel of life interrupted, yet immortalised through the permanence of bronze. This duality echoes the cyclical nature of growth as well as the human desire to preserve and honour the natural world through artistic intervention. The form, with its intricate spikes and organic symmetry, reflects the fractal geometry found in nature, a language of growth encoded in every detail. It is a site of silent knowing, an object that retains the imprint of an important time, carrying the essence of its environment, even as it transitions from organic material to sculptural artifact. This cone in bronze transforms it from a transient object into a symbol of resilience, endurance, and the ongoing relationship between place and nature.
