Katya Lesiv: I love you

I love you, a photographic project by artist Katya Lesiv, is about stages of maturity and about appreciating their natural manifestations. It serves as a documentary account, illustrating how the rhythms of life overlap for two particular peonies.

One day I bought an unbloomed white peony from an older woman at the market. As it blossomed, it became remarkably showy and beautiful. Then, on May 24th, I bought another unbloomed peony from the same woman and put them in two glasses of water side by side. The first one kept unfurling its petals with each passing hour, while the second had just begun unfolding its petals. The next day, they were equally showy and beautiful. Two days later, the first peony withered while the second remained showy and beautiful.

– Katya Lesiv