Ostara comes to ignite vitality. Commonly known a spring, this season brings rebirth in a strong wave of energy that helps us reclaim those parts of ourselves that make us feel most alive. We see signs of this powerful activation all around in nature, from plants to bugs and animals, there is a clear expansion that every specie experiences as the sun comes back into balance with the night.
This year, I've connected to Ostara by embracing the raw manifestations of fertility and re kindling my curiosity to all the ways in which nature conceives life. Experiencing a state of constant awe, with the wonders that keep blossoming for almost two months, helps me see how the world provides the spaces for peace and joy.
Preserving botanical pieces is an intentional practice of respect, reverence and admiration for what is, as it is in nature. The more I allow myself to feel the grief from exploitation the more i understand how important it is to move away from controlling/colonizing mindsets that aim to adapt an exciting reality to ones need, before understanding the import cycles of nourishment and survival that are being affected.
This collection presents a grotesque invitation to revisit the hippie principles of "peace and love". Exaggerating the orgasmic sedation of spring, as the french would see it "le petit morte" to recognize the delicate impermanence of joy.
Can we create a radical contrast to was, together?