Gardener

In Gardener, Migle Kosinskaite presents a rhinoceros shaped not from muscle and hide but from foliage, as if it has grown directly out of the landscape it walks through. Its textured surface resembles dense leaves and moss, creating an immediate connection between the creature and the natural world around it. The monochrome green palette gives the scene a quiet, dreamlike calm. The background is arranged like a stylized garden - tall, geometric plant shapes rising in soft rows, fading gently into the distance. The rhino seems unhurried, moving with the grounded steadiness of something both ancient and alive. Its horn and ears remain sharply defined, while the leaflike patterns across its body soften its presence and bring an unexpected tenderness to its form. Kosinskaite uses the rhino’s transformed body to explore care, patience, and resilience. In Gardener, the animal feels like both guardian and creation of its environment - a reminder that strength can appear gentle, and that nature often shapes us as much as we shape it.