2020 | sculpture


  

This sculpture is about a tree that has decided to withdraw into itself. The trunk resting inside the earth and the branches are illuminated and the pulsating light tells of the dreams and thoughts of the sleeping tree.

Sleeping Tree exists in various versions. It first manifested itself as an ice sculpture in the park of a stately historic villa. Over the duration of the exhibition, the sculpture melted, leaving behind a circular pond. link Sleeping Tree #1

A second version is made of black epoxy resin, semi-naturalistic, semi-alien. The life-sized tree, growing down into the earth through itself, as it were - «half tree stump, half volcanic crater» (Claudia Spinelli) - was on view in various outdoor settings. A version as a bronze sculpture, embedded in a planted environment, is being planned.

Exhibitions
2021 Vorüber_Gehend Idylle und Künstlichkeit, Biennale Kulturort Weiertal
2013 100 Jahre Meret Oppenheim, Park beim St. Alban-Tor, Basel
2013 Froh Ussicht, Samstagern
2008 Glänz, Kulturförderpreis der Alexander Clavel-Stiftung, Villa Wenkenhof, Riehen/Basel