Mount Agung Bali by Bianca ter Riet

About "Mount Agung Bali"

by Bianca ter Riet

About the artwork

From a gently sloping viewpoint in the green heart of Sidemen, a breathtaking panorama unfolds. The morning is still young, and the world is bathed in a mysterious silence filled only by nature. Before you rises, in the distance yet imposing presence, the sacred Mount Agung - a colossal giant, partly hidden in a veil of mist and morning fog. Its contours are only partly visible, as if it is still slowly disentangling itself from sleep. The summit disappears in a cloud blanket, like a dreamscape just escaping your field of vision.

The sky above the mountain is tinged in subtle layers: soft yellow and peach on the horizon, fading to cool white and pale blue higher up. The mist around Agung seems to breathe - it moves slowly along its flanks, swirling through the forest on its slopes, as if the mountain itself were alive, old and wise.

In the foreground, the landscape is lush, abundant and intimate. Palm trees sway gently in the morning breeze, their long leaves rustling like whispering voices. The trunks are slender and rhythmically scattered, with the occasional bent palm leaning over the view like a natural frame. Between the palms grow mango and banana trees, jackfruit trees with thick trunks and large, glossy leaves. The greenery is deep, varied, alive - from the bright lime green of young leaves to the dark emerald green of older, shady vegetation.

Low to the ground, ferns and shrubs creep up in wild patterns. Small flowers - red, purple, yellow - add accents to the leafy green. The air carries the scent of damp earth, tropical leaves and a hint of smoke from a distant morning fire.