Icarus Botanicus, 2018, dried plant matter and ink on paper, 17 x 23 in. / 43.18 x 58.42 cm.

Icarus Botanicus, Amy Wendland, 2018, dried plant matter and ink on paper, 17 x 23 in. / 43.18 x 58.42 cm.

Tearing itself out by the roots, Icarus botanicus takes to the sky, if only for a short and inevitably fatal flight. Is this reckless disregard, or risking everything for a moment in the sun?