Tree of the World

“Tree of the World”

Canvas, acrylic, potal

90×90 cm

Original work, author’s technique

2018

(acquired by a private collector in the United States)

This piece is built upon the archetype of Yggdrasil — the World Tree of Norse cosmology.

More than a mythic element, it represents the vertical axis of being, uniting three layers of existence: the earthly, the celestial, and the underworld. A symbol of life, fate, and continuity — all held within a single form.

The composition is designed as a spatial code.

It may be displayed in two orientations — with the branches upward or the roots upward — depending on the intention of the space. One position invokes ancestral energy and potential; the other — grounding, protection, and systemic strength. Rotation (clockwise only) becomes a conscious gesture, an act of directional choice.

During the creation process, a curious moment occurred:

a thin veil of smoke appeared in the room — without source, scent, or reason.

Not fire, not incense — only presence.

A quiet sign that the symbol had begun to interact with space.

This is not a decorative object.

It is a structural presence, designed to embed itself into the environment —

and shift it, subtly and deeply, from within.