The Herbal Oracle

Drawing made with pencil and crayons on handmade Japanese Hon-minoshi paper.

One of the central figures in the world created by Małgorzata Malwina Niespodziewana in “The Womb” exhibition — a guardian and caretaker of a space shaped by care, regeneration, and coexistence. Her outstretched arms evoke classical representations of harmony and proportion, yet here they become part of a different narrative. The body is covered with wild herbs, flowers, and organic forms, creating a symbolic map of the relationship between humans and nature. “The Herbal Oracle” becomes a figure of a new mythology — rooted not in control, but in coexistence and interdependence.