Forest

In this work a library of books stands improbably in a clearing in the forest symbolising a library of knowledge A lion enters becoming the guardian of this knowledge but also representing a mythical otherworldly creature of the imaginary The lion is driven away as the library is set on fire Finally a young lion returns to the city that emerges from the ashes of the scene Flowers rise from the burnt ground In this visionary and poetic video artwork the hidden atrocities that take place in this animated painting are suggested rather than explained It becomes a statement about a collective destruction of the environment and of generational knowledge and wisdom passed through centuries and across cultures for which we must all atone