This compelling conceptual self-portrait photography print stands as a definitive visual statement by fine artist Michaela Haider. Relying on a complex multi-layered digital post-production methodology to merge real-world photographic baselines into a surreal landscape the unique studio composition frames an emotional narrative of transition and spiritual questioning. The composition anchors a central female form clad in flowing light-colored textile partially obscured as she climbs out of a dark earthen hollow seamlessly interacting with a dense background of shaded wild ferns and thick forest foliage. A solitary white birch tree trunk cuts sharply through the dark green environment creating a powerful visual anchor.
 
Shot in Finland the work is inspired by the vast landscapes of forests. The title is taken from a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke ("In my arms forests fall asleep"):
Nenn ich dich Aufgang oder Untergang?
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in meinen Armen schlafen Wälder ein, –
und ich bin selbst das Klingen über ihnen,
und mit dem Dunkel in den Violinen
verwandt durch all mein Dunkelsein.
 
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