JACKIE WONG

Looking at the curiosities and hidden elements in nature, we discover the contrast between the natural environment and the man-made fragments of our surroundings.

Fruits that are rich in organic pigments are abundant in the tropics; these colours impact the feathers of the birds that eat them. That’s why tropical birds are more colourful than the birds we see in our environment.

A Chinese dragon bows and whispers to the mangrove’s fish. Urbanisation risks the loss of plant and animal species. Soon, many will be as mythical and curious as the dragon.

There once was a girl who was made of junk. She looked really dirty and she smelled like a skunk.

She was always unhappy, or in one of her slumps— perhaps ‘cause she spent so much time down in the dumps.

Tim Burton

There is a long-forgotten story from Greece which says that each person had their own ’Μοίρα’ (Fate). They inhabited trees and were responsible for humans’ lives. If you take care of your Fate and her tree, she in turn will take care of you.

The phrase ‘Couch Potato’ was first used in the 1970s by an artist who drew lazy characters he called couch potatoes. From there, it became an extremely popular way to talk about someone who seems more like a vegetable than a human.

In Lithuania, it is believed that the fern flower is magical. According to tradition, during the Summer Solstice, people go into the woods to find the fern flower, which is supposed to make the finder rich and happy.

On the end of a particular street, there is a peculiar house. It will feel familiar to you, but you have never seen this house before. Once discovered, it will reveal a mysterious and untouched world.

Nature is full of curiosities, some that we aren’t able to see. Hidden in another spectrum of light are patterns and colours that usually only the pollinators can admire.