Eya

The Yew is the oldest tree species in Europe and can reach a very old age. The genus dates back to dinosaur times and is therefore called the Primeval Tree by botanists. Except for the red flesh of the berry-like fruits, all parts of the tree are poisonous.

The wood of the evergreen conifer has always been prized for its exceptional hardness and toughness due to its slow growth. After a few centuries, the yew trunks begin to become hollow, but this is not a sign of the last stage of life. So-called inner roots are then formed, which grow down from the upper part of the hollowing trunk through it, anchor themselves in the ground and eventually become inner trunks, which gradually take over the green crown of the old tree. Centuries later, when the fragile shell of the original trunk has completely broken away, there stands a renewed tree that looks only a few centuries old and that one cannot see its millennia. An ancient being in a new body!
The Yew is therefore considered as a symbol of the self-renewing power of nature, the rebirth of life.

The figure “Eya” is an attempt to pair wood with metal. The warm, reddish wood of the yew with the rather cold metal, gives a nice contrast.

Innovation, Purposefulness, Superhuman, Divine

WoodYewDimensions26 x 12 x 57 cm