Sleeping Tree Exhibition
Sleeping Tree Shinji Turner-YamamotoOctober 10 - November 15, 2008Opening Reception Saturday, October 11 5 - 7pm Shinji Turner-Yamamoto's work melds ancient Japanese tradition and contemporary culture offering audiences the opportunity to experience the art of natural phenomena and the artist's search for its essence. Sleeping Tree, a part of the artist's Global Tree Projects, is designed to heighten our consciousness about ourselves, our connections to nature, and our role in the ongoing cycle of life. The artist has installed a twenty-two foot dead dogwood tree inside the gallery where it stretches across the room as though asleep. Along its trunk and branches, tiny fern seedlings sprout and carpet the old bark with bright green foliage. Around the gallery luminous works on paper bring a sense of the heavens to this earthy place. |
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This program is funded in part by the Arts Council of Fairfax County, supported by Fairfax County. |
This project is sponsored by Initiative for Public Art Reston (IPAR) Special Thanks: Finnair, Reston Association, Shady Lane Tree Movers |
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More information: www.yamamotoshinji.com Curator's Statement Press Release Washington Post review Washington Post story about moving the tree |
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