My Tree is not your Tree, 2017
Outer Brass frame (soldered) with wire (49 strand) 24ct gold plated.
Inner Box: Brass frame with glass sides (5mm) and epoxy resin.
Contents of inner box: White paper tags – some typed with thoughts and some water gilded with 24ct gold and a cherry tree branch with shellac varnish and gold decoration.
Inner Box: Brass frame with glass sides (5mm) and epoxy resin.
Contents of inner box: White paper tags – some typed with thoughts and some water gilded with 24ct gold and a cherry tree branch with shellac varnish and gold decoration.
60 x 60 x 60 cm
23 5/8 x 23 5/8 x 23 5/8 in
23 5/8 x 23 5/8 x 23 5/8 in
Copyright The Artist
Further images
From a distance it is as if the inner box is levitating within the delicate outer brass frame. On closer inspection it becomes clear that the inner box is suspended...
From a distance it is as if the inner box is levitating within the delicate outer brass frame. On closer inspection it becomes clear that the inner box is suspended on fine gold wires. The balance is delicate, as thoughts float on a golden thread.
The inner box is sealed, so it is not possible to read most of the thoughts on the tags. Some tags are water gilded with 24ct gold, at some level there is alchemy within the box; one tag floats upwards against gravity.
The outer brass frame creates the illusion of a barrier to the inner box, but the glass on the inner box creates a real barrier between the viewer and the inner thoughts. The thoughts are not hidden, they are just not visible; we cannot share all our thoughts, even if we wish to. The piece reflects both the emotional boundaries we hope people will respect and the impossibility of revealing all that is inside.
When light comes in from above, and the shadow is cast from the thoughts, the shape of a heart is revealed beneath the sculpture, which reads as much like a multidimensional book as an object.
The inner box is sealed, so it is not possible to read most of the thoughts on the tags. Some tags are water gilded with 24ct gold, at some level there is alchemy within the box; one tag floats upwards against gravity.
The outer brass frame creates the illusion of a barrier to the inner box, but the glass on the inner box creates a real barrier between the viewer and the inner thoughts. The thoughts are not hidden, they are just not visible; we cannot share all our thoughts, even if we wish to. The piece reflects both the emotional boundaries we hope people will respect and the impossibility of revealing all that is inside.
When light comes in from above, and the shadow is cast from the thoughts, the shape of a heart is revealed beneath the sculpture, which reads as much like a multidimensional book as an object.