Labastide du Vert 

Henri Martin captured Labastide du Vert with paint, revealing more than just a landscape. The church spire, piercing the sky, anchors the village but also represents something deeper. We see echoes of the divine reaching back to ancient obelisks and forward to modern skyscrapers. This reaching for the heavens is not merely architectural. It's a primal urge, a human impulse to transcend our earthly bounds. The image resonates with the yearning to connect with something beyond ourselves. Consider the image of the spire, standing solitary, while the village gathers around it. This is not merely about faith. It is an eternal symbol of aspiration and hope. It appears in different forms across civilizations, always speaking to the human spirit's endless quest for meaning. The artist is not showing us something new, but rather reminding us of something very old.