Sonja Surbatovic Bitter Fruits

The Bitter Fruits series is about sequences of existence and coexistence — the ethics of relating to oneself and to one another. It is based on the idea that everything is interconnected, made of the same essential fabric. Each of these works outlines a duality in existence: growth and decay; movement and stasis... It refers to cycles that, at first glance, look identical, but small details, fragments, and pieces make a difference and affect the overall outcome.

Bitter Fruits drawing, charcoal on paper, snakeskin texture woven into a dark figure's torso, black and white artwork. — Bitter fruits (Axis Mundi), charcoal on paper, 56 x 75cm, 2025.

Bitter Fruits drawing, charcoal on paper, cluster of mushrooms growing among coiled snake bodies, black and white artwork. — Bitter fruits 2, charcoal on paper, 56 x 75cm, 2025.

Bitter Fruits drawing, charcoal on paper, snake scales and tree bark merging into a dark organic form, black and white artwork. — Bitter fruits 3, charcoal on paper, 56 x 75cm, 2025.

Bitter Fruits drawing, charcoal on paper, snake scales entwined with tree bark, black and white artwork. — Bitter fruits 4, charcoal on paper, 56 x 75cm, 2025.

Bitter Fruits drawing, charcoal on canvas, snake scales and spine-like ridges forming a dark organic silhouette, black and white artwork. — Bitter fruits 5, charcoal on canvas, 70 x 100 cm, 2025.

Bitter Fruits drawing, charcoal on canvas, snake scales, mushrooms, and flowing hair-like forms merging into a dark figure, black and white artwork. — Bitter fruits 6, charcoal on canvas, 100 x 150 cm, 2025.

Bitter Fruits drawing on canvas, curled white mushroom with red spotted cap against black background, figurative artwork. — Bitter fruits 8, charcoal and ink on canvas, 70 x 100 cm, 2025.

Bitter Fruits drawing, snake scales in a round form merging into a dark figure on a black background. — Bitter fruits 9, charcoal and ink on canvas, 100 x 100 cm, 2025.

Bitter Fruits drawing, snake scales in a round form merging into a dark figure on a black background with a red glow in a center. — Bitter fruits 10, charcoal and ink on canvas, 97 x 116 cm, 2026.

Bitter Fruits drawing, black fur with streaks of rainbow light piercing through. — Bitter fruits 11, charcoal and ink on canvas, 100 x 100 cm, 2025.

Bitter Fruits drawing, black fur with a thick rainbow light piercing composition diagonally. — Bitter fruits 12, charcoal and ink on canvas, 100 x 100 cm, 2025.