Maryan Besaga

Spring captures the state of nature during the spring flooding of the Dniester River — a brief period when the water overflows its usual boundaries and temporarily transforms the familiar landscape. Earth, water, and young grasses intertwine, creating an ever-changing environment in which the coolness of the previous season still lingers, while new life is already beginning to awaken.

At the centre of the composition stands a solitary tree, surrounded by water and open space. Its delicate silhouette becomes a natural focal point of the landscape — a sign of awakening within the still-subdued spring environment.

The water reflects the sky and blurs the familiar boundaries between the earth and the horizon. The rich green of young grass gradually fills the landscape, creating a sense of movement, growth, and renewal.

Spring is an observation of a moment of transition, when nature still retains the stillness and coolness of early spring, yet the earth is already becoming filled with water, light, and renewed vitality.