If we relaxed, everything would merge
On one hand there is the struggle of being hopelessly trapped in our noisy heads, not being able to stop thinking, and on the other hand, equally scary is the possibility of relaxing completely and uncontrollably merging with everything around-not being able to define oneself anymore. One vision of such a scenario is that all nature around us would start taking on human traits while we humans would start growing root-like extensions. All sense of separateness would disappear and everything would merge. Trees would start becoming more human and vise versa.
Hand from the Underground
Carved tree trunk with all of its roots painted with acrylic paint
38 x 34.5 x 48.8″ , 2008
Photographed in collaboration with David Byun
Hand from the Underground
Detail
Carved tree trunk with all of its roots painted with acrylic paint
38 x 34.5 x 48.8″, 2008
Photographed in collaboration with David Byun
Hand from the Undergound
Detail
Carved tree trunk with all of its roots painted with acrylic paint
38 x 34.5 x 48.8″, 2008
Photographed in collaboration with David Byun
Hand from the Underground
Detail
Carved tree trunk with all of its roots painted with acrylic paint
38 x 34.5 x 48.8″, 2008
Photographed in collaboration with David Byun
Hand from the underground
Detail
Carved tree trunk with all of its roots painted with acrylic paint
38 x 34.5 x 48.8″, 2008
Photographed in collaboration with David Byun,
Toe Branch
Materials: Carved cherry branch
6.5 x 31 x 15.5″ , 2008
Finger Branch
Carved cherry wood, acrylic paint. 13 x 13 x 34″, 2008
Finger Branch
Carved cherry wood, acrylic paint.
13 x 13 x 34″, 2008
Finger Branch
Pencil and gouache on paper. 5 x 7″, 2008
Finger Branch Bleeding a bit
Pencil and gouache on paper. 5 x 7″, 2008
500 year old finger tree
Photo C-Print painted with acrylic.
10.4 x 13.8", 2008
Storm
Gouache and pencil on paper,
12 x 16″, 2008
Fingerbranch
Photo C-Print painted with acrylic.
7.2 x 9.5″, 2008