Herma’s newest project is a life-size seed box, the ‘Origin’.

 

During her travels, she visits botanical gardens as much as possible and takes a souvenir of the city or country with her. This could be a fallen leaf, flower or seed box.

 

‘Besides the artifacts, I always bring back memories from the countries I have visited, including from my trip to Japan in 2019. In Japanese tempels, you often find a dark tunnel under the Shrine. One has to find the way there by touch and to trust that there will be the light at the end. I wanted to convey that feeling, that sensory experience, through the Origin too.

 

In 2018, during one of my trips to Croatia, I took a small seed box with me.

After the first small form (15x30x15cm) in several parts, I made a larger form in two parts. Gradually the idea arose to represent the grandeur of nature through a life-size sculpture you can enter.’

 

The sculpture is incorporated into nature. The playful cut-outs are fun for small children. Origin is a seed box from which all life springs.  The dimensions of the bronze sculpture are: 2.15x3.80x2m.

 

‘The skeleton is built with natural materials such as jute and plaster. I have formed the shell with my hands, which allows me to give the work an emotional charge. The sculpture expresses wonder and calmness and inside one experiences a moment of reflection.’

The Origin is placed at sculpture garden Ravesteyn, Heenvliet.

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