Technique: Ink and Watercolous
Support: paper 220mg
Size in cm: 21x29.7
First stage UK, 2024, second stage Italy 2025
Suzhou on a Slow Bunny
City on a Slow Bunny – Ink Portrait of Urban Resilience
In this evocative ink drawing, an unlikely creature fused from hare and tortoise carries the weight of Suzhou, its historical cityscape etched in delicate lines and bold shadows. The allegory is clear: as urbanization spreads, animals, with patience and ancient strength, adapt at their own rhythm, often too slow for the speed of change.
Suzhou, known for its classical gardens and symbolism of longevity (with turtles common in its ponds), becomes both subject and message. This piece explores the fragile balance between human-made structures and living ecosystems.
Part of the Urbanimal Collection, City on a Slow Bunny blends ecological symbolism with surreal poetics. Using Gilles Clément’s “Third Landscape” concept, it reminds us of the regenerative potential hidden in overlooked corners. This signed, certified original ink artwork is a collectible tribute to time, nature, and the cities we build.
💫 2. Emotional Impact
This piece speaks with gentle meditation and thoughtful reflection. It may evoke:
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A calm awareness of time’s passage and resilience
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Appreciation for slow, sustainable growth amid rapid change
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Nostalgia for historical places and their living ecosystems
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Contemplative peace and quiet wonder
🎁 3. Who Is It For? (Gift Suggestions)
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Lovers of ink drawings and fine line art
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Environmentalists, urban ecologists, or slow‑living advocates
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Collectors of surreal, symbolic, black-and-white artworks
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Admirers of Suzhou’s timeless elegance and cultural heritage
💡 4. Why Invest in Original Art?
An original ink artwork stands as:
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A unique cultural artifact, signed and certified
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A tactile symbol of ecological awareness and poetic depth
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A lasting investment in independent creative vision
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A piece that rewards contemplation, aging like fine ink on paper
🧭 5. Introduction to the Urbanimal Collection
Urbanimal is a visionary series where wild animals bear the marks of our cities. Each hand‑drawn piece uses black ink (and sometimes mixed media) to explore hidden narratives at the intersection of urban architecture and natural ecosystems. Inspired by ecological thought and suited for curious collectors, the series unfolds a world where regeneration hides in cracks, and slow creatures carry entire metropolises in silence.
Urbanimal is my way of saying that nature doesn’t disappear, it adapts, resists, and reappears through new forms. And this piece is one of them.
This series symbolically and surreally explores the cohabitation of animals with an urban landscape. Here the ecological approach that distinguishes human/nature relationship is central by inviting us to perceive the earth as a living entity, as a large garden in which all the ignored fragments of the landscape offer us opportunities for regeneration. This was inspired by Gilles Clément's concept of "Third Landscape." All works are signed and certified.
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