Rendition of Impermanence

Category: Interior

My research project, ‘Rendition of Impermanence’, is a deeply personal exploration of grief, connection, and the transient nature of life. Through the meticulous process of creating lake pigments, I find solace and a way to honour the fleeting beauty of the natural world. Inspired by the memory of my late mother, who continues to be my greatest source of inspiration, I embarked on this research project to capture the essence and transience of plants and flowers in my local bio-region. By gathering and extracting their pigments, I aim to preserve their fleeting beauty in a tangible form. This process has become a way for me to mourn and accept my mother’s passing, and to explore the interconnectedness between humans and the natural world A flower’s life cycle, from a tender bud to a full bloom, and eventually to wilting and dying, is a natural representation of the passage of time. Over time, these pigments will fade or deteriorate, just as flowers eventually wilt and die. Each petal and leaf in my herbarium represent a moment in time, a moment of brilliance and radiance that will never be repeated. Through this act of preservation, I am reminded of the fleeting nature and the importance of capturing its essence before it fades away. Alongside each delicate specimen, I placed a small colour swatch measuring 3 x 5 cm, a testament to the hues that once graced these living organisms. The small, standardised size represents a kind of scientific objectivity in the presentation of artistic research. The theme of transience is closely tied to the small colour swatches in my herbarium and the same-sized wood panels. A series of small, fleeting moments or impressions. The small size could also be seen as a metaphor for the fleeting nature of life itself, with each colour representing a tiny fragment of a larger, transitory whole. https://issuu.com/yvonne_da_silva/docs/issuu_rendition_of_impermanence._research_document