WHITE ELEMENT 001 Berlin Tree 01
Tree / plaster of Paris
30cm x 60cm x 150cm
White Element 001 Berlin Tree 01 is my first work in this serie. The name is an "easy" derivation of place, time and what you see (is what you get: a tree with a white element). Element is a name which could be used in the (post) minimalistic art movement, which I hugely appreciate.
In this installation time is playing an important role. The image is static, but the tree is not. It will move in the wind, it grows in diameter and the weather (natural elements) like rain, sun, wind are a life source to the tree but a danger to art.
unearthly is one of the main issue’s here. Natural / Unnatural / Artificial / Art?
The choice for plaster was a deliberate one. Plaster is unnaturally white, together with the tree it looks unearthly, plaster is also both weak and strong. Nature is stronger and will overcome the artificial.