#3 Fall 2024 – “The heavy is the root of the light ; the quiet is master of motion” Lao Tzu

Fall is a season of metamorphosis, brought by Demeter in Greek mythology.
As the goddess of the harvest, her grief over the abduction of her daughter Persephone by Hades explains the changing seasons. In many cultures around the world, Fall welcomes sorrow and grief, much like Demeter’s story, where loss and transformation are interwoven into the fabric of life. At the same time, it is the flamboyant moment of the year when Earth dresses in vibrant colors and provides the harvest of a year’s creation, labor, unpredictable weather, maturation, and fulfillment. This is why the season celebrates gratitude and the recognition of what it has taken to witness and benefit from the bounty of the year’s accomplishments—whether spiritual, physical, or material.

This reflection inspired me to share my artistic journey with you, as well as how art and nature have been integral parts of my life since childhood. Being present in each season has allowed me to expand, to go deeper, and to simultaneously release the toxicity, noise, compensation, and unnecessary burdens around me.

My art is a dialogue—a fluid and evolving process that reflects the emotions, symbols, and moments I encounter in life. This is particularly true in my collages, which I call Archeology of Imaginaria. Each layer of photography, writing, painting, and diverse natural and recycled materials becomes a fragment of lived experience, intuitively added, like an excavation of my soul’s spacescape—a neologism that recently emerged from a dream…

I explore the interconnection between human life and the natural world, weaving time, cultural and inner mythologies, and experiences with nature’s cycles, much like the endless work of Penelope. These layers create a sense of time passing—both personal and universal—where each piece reflects a journey through memory, emotion, and the rhythms of the natural world. As my own seasons change, so too do my pieces, evolving spontaneously.

I am synesthetic in my creative process, allowing the sensory connections and present awareness of my surroundings to guide the evolution of my work. Returning to a piece is like revisiting a season of my life—layers of emotion, grief, and discovery transform into deeper understanding. My art becomes a reflection of life’s continuous cycles, reminding us that transformation is the only permanence, that “the heavy is the root of the light“, as Lao Tzu wrote.

At the heart of my work, photography captures my relationship with the world. I’ve named myself Transpographe, from “transport” and “graph,” meaning “the image that moves emotions”—an archaeologist of emotions when combined with other art mediums.

Artistic expression through words, collages, and photography has been fundamental to my resilience after sexual abuse, and the tragic loss of my husband—a true metamorphosis. These practices have allowed me to process abandonment, betrayal, violence, and grief, turning profound pain and loss into an acceptance of life’s essence. Through this lens, my creative work is always connected with the season I embody, whether I am exploring the outdoors, eating seasonal and local food, working in my garden with native plants, or practicing Qi Gong. My curiosity extends to understanding native lands in their sacred, geological, and cultural aspects. In this syncretic way, creating has become both a reflection and a tool for healing—a compass of endless becoming, a savoir-être.

As I live fully in the present moment, I become the magic of synchrodestiny.
L’expérience des espaces, des scénographies uniques, synesthésiques, archéologiques.
Mythologie du vent, de la lumière et du vertige, vert, orgasmique, cosmique.

Through this holistic approach, I connect deeply to my senses, observing emotions as they arise and allowing them to guide my eyes, my hands, my body. My process blends intuition, curiosity, spontaneity, and an inherent connection to nature. I view life and art as part of a continuous cycle, where each moment is the one we are meant to be in, and each place the one to belong to. Every layer of my work reflects this momentum and interconnectedness.

I have arrived.
I am home.
In the here,
In the now.
I am solid.
I am free.
In the ultimate,
I dwell.

I invite others to explore their own emotional landscapes, dreamscapes, and soulscapes through my nature & art workshops, experiencing how the layering of time, memory, grief, and creation brings clarity, deeper connection, and purpose rooted in the present. Art and nature transform our journey into profound awareness, presence, and gratitude, offering a way to connect with life in all its dimensions.

Happy Fall equinox ✨
With love,
Sincèrement


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