“Seed of Eternity, Alexandre Mitchel, 2025 (75 x 110 cm, Indian ink), private collection.

Seed of Eternity places the Ten Commandments at the heart of the earth, inscribed in stone as though they were the first roots of creation. The globe, cut open like a tree, reveals concentric rings of time—marking both the fragility and endurance of life. These rings evoke growth, memory, and the unfolding of generations, all circling back to a divine core. The work becomes both a meditation on origin and an invocation of continuity: the commandments as a seed that never withers, anchoring humanity to eternity.

An introduction to Seed of Eternity, by Avi Tawil

The rock speaks of the limitless — the divine ground from which all life emerges. From this primal foundation, existence surges forth: first wild and untamed, then gently guided by laws that steady its growth like stakes in a garden. Unlike the shifting rules that mirror society’s needs, these laws are inscribed from the very beginning. They are the hidden currents that make flowers bloom, the silent intuition of the body to love, to give, to nurture a family.

This painting evokes the layered fabric of existence: eternal and unchanging, yet ceaselessly unfolding; rooted in nature’s order, yet ever renewing. Eternity is not only a distant horizon — it is revealed in every living detail of the present when we allow ourselves to connect with it. Within this harmony, discipline, courage, and character become the language through which we accept the moment and shape our destiny.

Here, time is not a passing measure but an otherworldly voice. The future beckons us forward, the present is shaped by each step we take, and the past stands as our enduring foundation. In every moment, eternity whispers — carrying both the strength of what has always been and the promise of what is yet to come.

* I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Avi Tawil for sharing his thoughts (A.M.).