Square: Still life fragile and impermanent: Our last time together

by Marjolijn van den Berg

"Square: Still life fragile and perishable: Our last time together" is a picture of gorgeous dried leaves from a beautiful plant in Lanzarote. These leaves had fallen off the plant and dried by the Spanish sun and become very thin. The leaves seem to have become almost transparent. As a result, you can suddenly see the beautiful vein structure of these leaves very well.
The plant from which these petals come is the Bougainvillea. This plant has wonderful beautifully coloured bracts, these surround the real flowers. These, along with the plant's seeds, have fallen off the plant. Through the leaves, you can still vaguely see the seeds (oblong shadow in about the middle of the leaf).
If you zoom in on the photo, you can see that I chose a small depth-of-field when taking this picture, so a small part is in focus and everything in front and behind it gradually fades out. This makes the background almost even in colour and creates depth in the work. This setting also creates a somewhat dreamy atmosphere. The leaves lie on a mirrored surface, so you can see the leaves again, upside down, and a bit fainter in the ground surface.
Beautiful to hang on the wall as wall decoration in the waiting room, bedroom, hallway or simply above the sofa!
Also beautiful on the wall in a meeting room ( business)
©Marjolijn van den Berg