While cold spring days go by and nature prepares for warmer weather, this project brings summer indoors through the juicy colors and delicate play between the vivid flora and fauna subjects in Ruta Saksens Kalmane's vibrant artworks.

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According to a WWF Living Planet Report large-scale study, in recent decades Dutch nature has faced a decline in natural open spaces and wildlife, especially bird and butterfly populations. This project draws attention to the biodiversity around us and invites viewers to pause, indulge in the colorful floral fireworks, and get carried away by the joyful photomontages. These radiant artworks are vitamins for the soul, inviting us to look forward to warmer months full of blooming flowers, chirping birds, and buzzing insects.

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The photomontages are created between the fall of 2024 and early 2025. They consist of several manually layered and adjusted digital photographic images from the photographer's archive, all taken between 2020 and 2024.