“Earthbound” by Ingrid Putri

Acrylic on canvas

50x50cm

2023

Coated in the quiet tints of the natural world, these forms exist with a sense of autonomy, rooted yet independent, unfolding according to their own inherent order. Like the sun, they seem to follow an absolute decree: to exist, to grow, and to become without resistance.

The work reflects on our relationship with the natural world through the act of looking. To love, perhaps, is to give sustained attention. To pause long enough to notice both the ordinary and the unfamiliar, the common and the uncommon. In this attentive gaze, what might otherwise remain overlooked becomes quietly significant.