HYBRID

TABLEAU CREATED 66 UNIQUE FLOWER HYBRIDS FOR THIS EXHIBITION – THE HEAD OF A ROSE HAS, FOR INSTANCE (WITH THE HELP OF SCISSORS AND NEEDELS) FOUND A NEW HOME AT THE END OF A TULIP STEM. THE HYBRIDS HAVE ALL BEEN PHOTOGRAPHED AND DURING FEBRUARY THEY WERE ILLUSTRATED BY HAND, EVENTUALLY ENDING UP UNDER THE SKIN IN THE FORM OF A TATTOO MADE BY SORT BLAEK.

FLOWERS SYMBOLIZE BEAUTY AND TRANSIENCE, WHEREAS TATTOOS REPRESENT THE LIFELONG COMMITMENT AND AGING OF THE BODY. THE BLACK INK OF THE TATTOOS WERE MADE WITH CARBON; A SUBSTANCE THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR ALL LIFE ON EARTH – FOR THE FLEETING LIFE OF FLOWERS AS WELL AS THE MUCH LONGER LIFE OF HUMANKIND.