Hanging Garden 

Ion Alin Gheorghiu's Hanging Garden presents us with an oval tableau teeming with abstracted flora, rendered in earthy tones and textured surfaces. The garden motif, historically a symbol of paradise and fertility, here seems fragmented, almost excavated from the depths of memory. The interplay of light and shadow, the mosaic of textures, these elements resonate with ancient artistic traditions, from Roman mosaics to medieval tapestries, where gardens were enclosed and symbolic spaces. Consider the recurring motif of the garden, a space of refuge, as it appears in illuminated manuscripts, echoing the soul's inner sanctum. The garden, however, transcends its idyllic connotations; it is a space where nature and culture meet, where the wild is tamed, mirroring humanity's eternal quest to understand and control the natural world. This Hanging Garden, with its abstracted forms, invites us to reflect on the cyclical nature of creation and decay, the ever-present tension between order and chaos. It is a poignant echo of our collective past, resurfacing in a contemporary medium.