Flowers. How often do we walk past them carelessly, without pausing to consider their subtle splendour? They bloom, a week, maybe two, sometimes a little longer. Perishable and fragile. But this flower is different. She is in a timeless embrace of ice-captured in a crystal cocoon. Here she seems to remain forever in the bloom of her life, untouched by decay. An eternal life? Or just an eternal death?
Unchanging, she lies there, locked in her own beauty. Each petal gleams in the cool light, as if the ice has preserved her essence. Yet a fragile threat lurks. What if the ice melts? What will remain then? Its beauty is enchanting, but also oppressive. Life seems stagnant, but it is an illusion. Even in this frozen state, she is subject to the inescapable forces of time and impermanence.
My name is Gerry van Roosmalen, photographer and author with a passion for images and stories that touch. After years in the corporate world, I followed my heart and chose photography in 2002. I completed the Fotovakschool in Apeldoorn, specialising in portrait and reportage photography.
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