global tree project
PETALS OF THE UNIVERSE
PETALS OF THE UNIVERSE | 2008 | tansy flower/leaves/stem fiber | 24 x 24 x 14 cm | private collection
PETALS OF THE UNIVERSE | 2008 | tansy flower fiber, kaolin clay, birch seed | 21.5 x 21.5 x 5 cm | private collection
PETALS OF THE UNIVERSE | 2008 | cotton seed fiber, kaolin clay, birch seeds, SLEEPING TREE dogwood twigs/leaves/seeds, SLEEPING TREE Virginia clay | 24 x 24 x 10 cm | private collection
LANDSCAPE | 2008 | cotton and linen seed fiber, willow tree bast fiber, stone, 24kt gold leaf, tree resin | 47 x 70 x 5 cm
LANDSCAPE | 2008 | cotton and linen seed fiber, willow tree bast fiber, stone, 24kt gold leaf, tree resin | 45 x 33 x 5 cm
LANDSCAPE | 2008 | cotton and linen seed fiber, willow tree bast fiber, stone, 24kt gold leaf, tree resin | 41 x 32 x 5 cm
PETALS OF THE UNIVERSE
2008 | series of plant fiber-based 2/3 dimensional works with: tansy flower/leave/stem fiber, willow tree bast fiber, cotton seed fiber, linen seed fiber, birch seed, clay, stones | Taidetehdas/Artfactory, Porvoo, Finland
supported by: Porvoo A-i-R ry/rf - Taidetehdas/Artfactory, Finnair | special thanks: Anne Räisänen, Maikku Huovila
In the western papermaking process, very short plant fibers are initially held together through the application of strong pressure. This process impressed me with a similarity to the geological force creating sedimentary rock. Petals of the Universe was conceived while working with Tansy flower fiber. As it dried, the material acquired its own unique undulating shape, as if recalling the flowering of its blossoms.