December 15th, 2020
Review
It’s like an eerie, water wonderland. One that is very quiet. Where you have this abandoned bridge and pathway. It’s kind of surreal almost and reminds me of Monet’s The Water Lily Pond: Green Harmony (1889) along with his entire series of water lily and footbridge paintings. If they were to be submerged under water that is. It definitely has surrealistic qualities. There’s a certain morbidity in stillness like what we see in Ophelia (1851-52) by Millais. It’s how I would imagine the colours of The Secret Garden by Burnett to have. Furthermore, it allows us to unlock our imagination like a door into a secret garden.
Scientifically, this also shows us the tolerance and resilience of forest species. As well as nature as a whole having the capacity and ability to cohabit with one another in changing environments. Also, how rich Brazil’s biomes are and the colours of their biodiversity. Nature is a wonder. It’s a reminder of just how phenomenal nature is.
Ophelia (1851-52) by John Everett Millais. Ophelia, a character from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, singing before she drowns in a river in Denmark.
Still from The Secret Garden. 2020
1 The Water Lily Pond: Green Harmony. 1889
2 Water lilies in Claude Monet's garden in Giverny, France from which he created his Water Lilies series.
3 Detail from Waterlily Pond: Pink Harmony. 1900
4 Le Bassin Aux Nymphéas. 1919
5 Water Lilies. 1919
6 The Artist's Garden at Giverny. 1900
7 Water-Lily Pond and Weeping Willow. 1916-19
Background Information
Rio Olho D’Álgua, Brazil was submerged in water after a concentration of rainfall caused the two nearby Miranda and Prata Rivers to burst their banks on February 2nd, 2018.
A rare phenomenon that happens about once every seven years, over 150mm of rainfall accumulated in the Jardim area during a single downpour, causing over 3 metres of water to immerse much of the surrounding forest. This has happened 3 times in the last 16 years, then returning to its woodland state.
Olho D’Álgua which translates into “Eyes of Water” in Portuguese is known for its crystal waters. The clarity of the river is due to the minerals that rapidly remove dirt and impurities as they descend to the bottom.
Riparian areas are the lands bordering rivers and lakes, that share several similarities to wetland regions. Riparian is also the correct terminology for one of the terrestrial biomes of Earth. Plant habitats and communities along the river banks are called riparian vegetation which are characterised by hydrophilic plants.
The Brazilian Pantanal
Rio Olho D’Álgua is located in Recanto Ecologico Rio da Prata, which is located in Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil’s pantanal region. The Pantanal is a natural region encompassing the world's largest tropical wetland area, and the world's largest flooded grasslands. It is located mostly within the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, but extends into Mato Grosso and portions of Bolivia and Paraguay.
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