All my trials

All my trials, Lord / Soon be over -

do you remember this wonderful song from a while ago? Joan Baez and many others sang it in the sixties. I believe it is actually a traditional spiritual that sings of hope and trust, even when times seem difficult. Almost like a prayer, maybe...

I made this graphic when the sky was still grey, when rain and even some snowflakes were falling on the dark streets. But in the morning you could hear the first birds singing to the world their trust in the coming spring that will surely come, like every year...

Here, a singular tree-like form emerges from a flurry of fragmented grays, oranges, blacks, and reds, standing isolated against a pale backdrop. It resembles both a living form and a map, like a neural network or urban sprawl viewed from above. The minimalist duality between figure and data, nature and abstraction, gives this piece a contemplative power. It’s special for how it might evoke a tree without depicting one — an elegant metaphor for connection and structure.

If you'd like to listen to this song now, click here.