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Dance of the Trees by Veera Kangaspunta for Hämeenkyrön Sanomat
Shafts of light shift through entangled forms and trees in the forest like a dancing entity. The magic of Spring with the forest’s new leaves and flowers budding are provided new meaning through the installation Birch Loops by artists Joséphine A. Garibaldi and Paul Zmolek. The artists came to Arteles Creative Center three weeks ago, making daily trips to the forest to take photographs documenting nature. Zmolek said, “We were interested in Place, trying to identify the Sense of Place within the forest". The installation started with one boulder and the plants around it which the artists made into a kind of altar. Then they moved on from working on the ground to the living trees which they braided together. |
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The time of the year was perfect for this kind of work. “When we started there were no leaves on the trees yet so they were easy to braid,” Garibaldi said, “and the installation was completed right about the time the buds emerged into leaves. Spiders began taking up residence within the installation.” Birch Loops is part of a series of environmental installations by Garibaldi and Zmolek made from found, naturally occurring objects. Their backgrounds as dancers and choreographers is apparent within the installation; as you view Birch Loops you have to move within the installation, ducking and choosing your step through the work. The stationary forms emulate movement as the viewer moves through the space. “Birch Loops is a dance because it makes people move,” says Paul Zmolek. Translation: Karri Kokko |
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