Justė Bernotaitė, Paparcio ziedo beieskant (Looking for the Fern Bloom), painting, 86.5 x 86.5 x 2cm
Year: 2023
Medium(s): oil on canvas
Artwork exhibited as part of ‘Re-imagined Places', La Roche House, Belfast & ONLINE 20-24 August 2025.
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Return - This work is eligible for return.
Artist - Selected Recognitions
- Award-winning artist
- Art in public collection (University of Ulster, Northern Ireland)
- Work showcased at high-profile exhibitions (incl. at the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin)
Further information
Artist's commentary about this work: "Memories and lyrical poetry lives in nature, braided with the mystery of the forest, mythology and customs associated with the land. Logic does not exist, just feelings and the search for a mystical fern bloom that appears only once on midsummer's night and grants whoever finds it one wish. Hiding in the forest behind the dunes, people search and look, while people beside the sea laugh and dance around bright bonfires.'
Justė Bernotaitė is an award-winning emerging artist whose work explores how the past leaves its imprint on the landscape. She is particularly drawn to the landscapes of her homeland Lithuania - its forests, rivers, and ruins. Rather than viewing these as passive environments, she sees them as active carriers of complex histories, ancestral knowledge, ancient folklore, and personal memories.
Find out more about Justė Bernotaitė and her work on the artist's page.
