11 January 2012

[notes from an indoor grove]

This winter I deconstructed a fir tree and suspended the branches over my family's table for Christmas eve dinner. I've always wanted to sit under the canopy of a large tree, inside. This year I made it happen. Sound was dampened; the guests' attention turned inward toward each other and the meal; we were cozy. Lit only from candles below, the side of a branch that is normally never illuminated was exposed. Next I want to make this at a much larger scale in a different context.
Conceptual drawing by the author