Marcus Höjer | MH CAKES

And then she breathes.

Not the kind of breath that comes with the weight of the world pressed against your chest.

But a quiet breath.

One where nothing exists except time.

When we imagine the future, we often look towards the stars. Searching for somewhere new to go, without stopping to think about the world we call home.

But what if tomorrow was never promised to us?

What if the world we leave behind becomes more beautiful in our absence, despite the scars we gave her?

My interpretation of Beyond Tomorrow imagines a world where humanity is no longer the main character.

Where nature is finally given something we so carelessly took from her.

Time.

Time to recover. Time to reclaim. Time to be.

What we once called the beauty bone rests upon a bed of moss, just as it did the day before.

In its palm, new life begins.

Each at a different stage of life. Each one day older than yesterday.

An oyster rests within its curve, holding a pearl.

Something we once harvested, possessed and put a price tag on.

Now it holds no value beyond its own existence.

There is no one left to claim it.

Above, roses have evolved without humanity’s permission.
No longer shaped to satisfy our idea of perfection.
They are free to become something entirely their own.

Chlorophyll has found its way into their petals.
Darkened leaves carry the marks of time, while droplets of morning dew settle quietly upon them.

This morning, yet again.

Untouched.

For the first time, their beauty lies in their existence.

And perhaps that is the most unsettling thought of all.

That the world might not need us to be beautiful.

I created this piece knowing I am not separate from the problem it speaks of.
Even as we try to make better choices, we leave our own marks behind.

Because I do not wish for a world without us.

I wish we could learn to coexist with nature, not as something above it, but as part of it.

Perhaps she was never ours to begin with🤍

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