The installation Tree presents a metaphorical space that addresses questions of the authenticity of human desires and the mechanisms through which they are formed.
In this work I explore the boundaries between genuine aspirations and motivations imposed by external factors. Within a symbolically saturated environment, the viewer is invited to reflect on the extent to which their choices are conditioned by inner impulses and to what extent by cultural and social constructs.
The structure of Tree alludes to the idea of multiple possible vectors of personal development. The fruit-images placed in the crown function as archetypal signs that activate associative chains at the level of both the collective and the individual unconscious. Interaction with the installation initiates a personalised reading of the symbols, emphasising the subjective nature of perception. In psychoanalytic discourse the apple is interpreted as a symbol of self-knowledge and inner wholeness, while the mirrored elements included in the installation underline the necessity of self-reflection as a condition for authentic experience. Thus Tree creates a space of semantic and visual introspection, encouraging the viewer to reconsider the mechanisms by which their own desires are recognised and articulated.