The Tree of Life

Fabric dye & acrylic on a ceramic jug, 30 x 20 cm, 1.500 Turkish Liras

Attempting to comprehend the existence of the world and its meaning, mankind has attributed “holiness” to a variety of beings, objects, and places. One of the most common is “the tree,” representing immortality, luck, fertility, and health. The first depictions of the "Tree of Life" are found in ancient Mesopotamian Assyrian and Hittite seals. Abrahamic religions portray the “Tree of Life” in the Garden of Eden.

Inspired by a 16th-century Persian miniature painting