In this series of paintings Ans Swart is inspired by her inheritance, the diaries left by her mother. In the diaries the weather was closely observed and written about in detail almost every day. Based on the sometimes cryptic and sometimes poetic writings of her mother, Swart made 12 oil paintings of 90 x 90 centimeters. Each painting is a calendar divided in compartments showing the days of the month. In this way a timeless document of a lifetime appears, in which the seasons changes are read by the changing colours.
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